29/09/2026
🥇 🇹🇭 🥈 🇸🇬 History was made, even if it did not end in a golden hue, as Singapore’s 13th-ranked Loh Kean Yew lost 21-12, 21-16 to Thailand’s world No. 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the Asian Games badminton men’s singles final on Sept 29. Nevertheless, the 29-year-old can take pride in being the first Singaporean to reach an Asiad badminton final. The only other time Singapore won a badminton medal at the continental meet was in 2006, when the women’s team earned a bronze.
Loh Kean Yew makes history as the first Singaporean to win Asian Games badminton silver, losing to world No. 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the men’s singles final. Read more at straitstimes.com.
