Tokyo Olympics: Viktor Axelsen ends Guatemalan Kevin Cordon’s dream run to succeed in badminton males’s singles ultimate

Danish world No. 2 Viktor Axelsen registered a straight-game win over his 34-year-old opponent Kevin Cordon in simply 40 minutes to succeed in his maiden Olympic males’s singles ultimate on Sunday. Viktor Axelsen was in his parts within the males’s semifinal at Tokyo 2020 (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSViktor Axelsen beat Kevin Cordon 21-18, 21-11 within the badminton males’s singles semifinalAxelsen will face both defending champion Chen Long or Anthony Ginting within the ultimateCordon is seeking to grow to be solely the second Olympic medal winner from his GuatemalaDenmark nice Viktor Axelsen put an finish to Kevin Cordon’s dream run at Tokyo 2020 on Sunday to succeed in his maiden males’s singles ultimate on the Olympics with a straight-game win within the semifinals.

Danish world No. 2 Axelsen registered a 21-18, 21-11 win over his 34-year-old opponent in simply 40 minutes and can now face the winner of the second semi-final between reigning Olympic champion Chen Long of China and Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting within the gold medal match.Axelsen had vowed to finish Cordon’s story earlier than this match and that’s precisely what he did to finish the hopes of the 34-year-old who will is seeking to grow to be solely the second Olympic medal winner from his nation on the Tokyo Games.”I don’t think anybody would have guessed that Kevin would have done so well. Awesome guy and awesome story, but I’m going to do my best to end that story tomorrow,” Axelsen had mentioned and he delivered the anticipated outcome within the last-four conflict.More to comply with…Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.