Viktor Axelsen Became only the second men’s singles player to defend the Olympic gold medal at the paris olympics 2024. Photo: BWF
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Earlier this month, axelsen made a shocking first-judit from the all england open in birmingham as he went down to lin chun yi of chinese taipei. After his loss, Axelsen Complained of His Struggle with Severe Back Pain and Said He Had Been Dealing with the injury for Several months. He also said that there was just too many days where his body did not allow him to move properly at this point.
Last Year in Paris, Axelsen, Currently ranked Third in the World, Created History when He Became On The Second Men’s singles player after remainingary after lin dan to defend an olympic Gold Made Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn in Straight Games.
However, despite his brilliant performance at the olympics, He Lost the World No. 1 position to china’s shi yuqi after holding the top spot for 132 weeks, as axelsen opted to play only a selective number of tournaments to keep heimself injury-free in the elympic yaar.
The last time axelsen was not the top-ranked men’s singles player was the week of November 23, 2021, when former japanese star kento momota head the top SPOT for the Last Time Before HISTAREMENT.
The Danish Shuttler Enjoyed A Stellar Season in 2022, Going Unbeated for Most of the year and winning 48 of the 51 matches he played. True, Axelsen Had Won the Olympic Gold, BWF World Tour Finals, and All England Open in 2021, in addition to three more super series titles. Yet, He Managed to Elevate His Game Further in 2022, Reaching the Highest Pedestal in Badminton.
However, in the build-up to the olympics, he decided to play fewer tournaments, and his dominance over the world tour also waneed due to his injury issues. In 2025, He Managed to Win the India Open Super 750 and the German Open Super 300 Despite His Struggle With Back Pain.
