China's Chen Long Wins Badminton Gold

China's Chen Long won the gold medal on Saturday in men's badminton at Rio Olympics.

The Chinese defeated the Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei 21-18 21-18 in the title-decider. Chen got four match points. Lee battled to the end, saving two of them but surrendered on the third with a desperate smash that sailed just wide.

An overwhelmed Chen, the bronze medallist in London, slumped to his knees and lay on the court where he grabbed China’s second title of the tournament. Four-time Olympian Lee lost his third successive final after being beaten by Chinese great Lin Dan for the gold in Beijing and London. 

Viktor Axelsen celebrated Denmark's second medal of the tournament by edging twice champion Lin 15-21 21-10 21-17 in the play-off for bronze, denying the Chinese great a medal in his final Games.

Source : XINHUA