The world No. 13 will take on El Salvador's 50th-ranked Uriel Canjura in his next group game.
The Paris 2024 badminton venue at Porte de la Chapelle had emptied at close to 10pm, and the Singapore player, fresh off an opening Group M win, could not wait to catch the official bus back to the Olympic Village.
Later that year, he rose to stardom by clinching a world championship crown. His Instagram page now has a whopping 420,000 followers. While the scoreline suggests a comprehensive victory, the world No. 13 had needed to find his footing after trailing 10-13 in the opening game. “I need to prepare myself to the fullest, I didn’t come here to underestimate anyone,” he said, adding that after training, he would spend time observing other matches at the venue to take note of the fickle drift.
While the Singaporeans felt that they have had a decade of international exposure, nothing could have prepared them for the actual Olympic experience.
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