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Kunlavut wins historic Asian Games badminton gold for Thailand
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Thailand’s Kunlavut “View” Vitidsarn defeated Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew 2-0 to win the men’s singles badminton gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan on 29 September.
Key facts
- Vitidsarn defeated Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew 2-0 to win the men’s singles badminton gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan on 29 September.
- 1 produced a dominant performance, beating the world No
- Their most recent meeting came in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Yonex Sunrise India Open in January, when Loh won 21-14, 15-21, 21-17.
- He is also the 2025 Asian Championships men’s singles champion, a 2024 Olympic silver medallist and a three-time World Junior champion, having won the title in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Summary
The world No. 1 produced a dominant performance, beating the world No. 13 from Singapore 21-12, 21-16 to secure Thailand’s 12th gold medal at the Games.
The victory makes Kunlavut the first Thai men’s singles badminton player to win an Asian Games gold medal.