Southeast Asia is sure to have its first medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics

(Dan Tri) - After the quarter-finals of the men's singles in badminton ended early this morning (August 3, Vietnam time), Southeast Asian sports had their first medal and at least a silver medal.

Specifically, in the first quarterfinal, the reigning world men's singles champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand, world No. 8) defeated the world No. 1 player from China, Shi Yuqi, 2-0 (21-12 and 21-10). Meanwhile, in the second quarterfinal, Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia, world No. 7) defeated Tanders Antonsen (Denmark, world No. 4) also 2-0 (21-17 and 21-15).

Southeast Asia is sure to have at least one silver medal in men's singles badminton (Photo: Reuters).

These results put Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Lee Zii Jia, who will directly clash with each other in the semi-finals tonight. With Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Lee Zii Jia meeting in the semi-finals, Southeast Asian sports will certainly have at least one silver medal (the winner of this match will qualify for the final). This is the first medal of Southeast Asian sports delegations at the 2024 Paris Olympics. As mentioned, it will not be until the second half of this year's Summer Olympics that medals of all kinds will come to sports delegations in the region, and even come in droves. Southeast Asia's strong sports, including badminton, boxing (lightweight categories), weightlifting (lightweight categories), and taekwondo, will enter the competition or enter the medal stage. In the men's singles badminton category, Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand and Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia have a great chance of winning the gold medal, because the two remaining semi-finalists, Lakshya Sen (India, world No. 14) and Viktor Axelsen (Denmark, world No. 2), are not too strong opponents for the Southeast Asian players.

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