(UPDATED) Lanier clinches badminton world title in France's golden double
NEW DELHI: 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.
Alex Lanier of France clinched his first men's singles badminton world championship title on Saturday at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. This victory marked the first time a French player had won a singles world title in the sport's history. Prior to the men's final, the French team also claimed the mixed doubles championship, with the pair of Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue beating the Chinese top seeds Feng Yan and Huang Dong Ping.
Meanwhile, South Korea's An Se-young defeated Japan's Akane Yamaguchi to win her second straight women's singles world title.
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