Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thanked shuttler Loh Kean Yew for giving his best at the Paris Olympics. Loh, 27, was knocked out of the quarter-finals after being defeated by Danish player and defending champion Viktor Axelsen at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena on Friday (Aug 2). He also scraped his right hand early in the match and had to...
PM Lawrence Wong commended Loh Kean Yew for his performance at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thanked shuttler Loh Kean Yew for giving his best at the Paris Olympics.
He also scraped his right hand early in the match and had to be taped up to stop the bleeding, according to CNA. "It takes courage, grit and determination to compete on the Olympic stage. gave his best, and made us proud by reaching the quarter finals. His badminton journey continues to inspire us all," Wong wrote.Loh is the first Singaporean to get into the Olympics badminton quarterfinals in two decades, after Ronald Susilo did so at the 2004 Games in Athens.
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