First World Badminton Champion of Singapore

On Monday, Loh Kean Yew became the first Singaporean to win a World Badminton Championship. The 22nd-ranked Loh won against world number 14 Srikanth Kidambi from India in Huelva.

Although the player had his right ankle sprained during the quarter-final, he played the semifinal with a lot of pain. By the end of the match, he had to be driven out in a wheelchair.

Loh said that despite the pain, he wanted to go all out and pla....