New Delhi, Aug 23, 2026 (AFP) - 'A day for French badminton' as Lanier triumph gives them golden double at world champs

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2026-08-23

Alex Lanier on Saturday became the first singles badminton player from France to clinch the world championship title, moments after the French took gold in the mixed doubles. In the women's final, South Korea's world number one An Se-young beat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-14 for her second world crown. But it was history for French badminton, after the 21-year-old Lanier beat Japan's Kodai Naraoka 21-11, 21-11 in a lop-sided men's final at......

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