Thai badminton star Kunlavut Vitidsarn, competing in the Olympics for the first time, earned a silver medal, after losing to Victor Axelsen of Denmark in the men’s singles final.
Kunlavut has become the first Thai badminton player to reach the finals and win an Olympic medal.
Many students of Ban Thongyod Badminton School, where the Thai badminton star began training at the age of 12, gathered to watch the live broadcast of the match last night.