New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Alex Lanier made historical past on Sunday by turning into the primary Frenchman to win the boys’s singles World crown as he defeated Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in straight video games on the 2026 BWF World Championships right here.
Lanier dominated the ultimate on the Indra Gandhi Indoor Stadium, profitable 21-11, 21-11 in simply 50 minutes.
The Frenchman began strongly and maintained a excessive tempo all through the competition. His highly effective attacking play and sharp court docket protection stored Naraoka beneath fixed stress, stopping the Japanese shuttler from settling into his defensive recreation.
Lanier took management of the opening recreation and wrapped it up 21-11. The second recreation unfolded in a lot the identical method, with the Frenchman sustaining his dominance to seal one other 21-11 win and clinch the title.
Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei and Canada’s Victor Lai gained bronze medals after reaching the semifinals.
Earlier, France’s Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue created historical past by profitable the combined doubles title on the Championships, turning into the primary French pair to assert the celebrated crown.
The French duo defeated top-seeded Chinese pair Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping 22-20, 19-21, 21-15 in an exciting remaining to safe the most important title of their careers.
Gicquel and Delrue began strongly by taking the opening recreation 22-20, however the Chinese pair fought again to stage the competition after profitable the second recreation 21-19.
In the deciding recreation, the French pair held their composure beneath stress and sealed the title with a 21-15 victory.
Their gold medal ended a 17-year anticipate a European pair to win the combined doubles World Championships crown. (ANI)