Viktor Axelsen, the most decorated Olympic singles badminton player with two golds and one bronze, is retiring at age 32 due to back pain that kept him from pursuing an unprecedented third consecutive ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Reigning two-time Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen had designs on making it to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. His doctors thought otherwise. They told Axelsen, who was ...

PETALING JAYA: Danish badminton star Viktor Axelsen (pic) will find himself in the unusual position of being unseeded at the Hong Kong Open which starts tomorrow in Kowloon. The 31-year-old, who has ...

Badminton superstar Viktor Axelsen announces his retirement from professional badminton due to a persistent back injury, ending a stellar career that included Olympic and World Championship titles.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Reigning two-time Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen had designs on making it to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. His doctors thought otherwise. They told Axelsen, who was in ...