Viktor Axelsen rose from teenage badminton prodigy to one of the sport’s biggest global superstars through years of ...

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 ...

Recurring injuries forced him out despite a dominant career at the top of men’s badminton He said motivation remains, but his body can no longer handle elite competition and he will stay linked to the ...

The 32-year-old has not competed since October last year due to a back problem which had needed surgery and left him in chronic pain. "As most people know, I have been struggling with my back for ...

Viktor Axelsen won his second Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Games in Paris Two-time Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen has retired at the age of 32 because of a back injury. The Dane won ...

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 ...

Viktor Axelsen made an emotional appearance in Penang during his first public visit to Malaysia since retiring from ...

Two-time Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen announced his retirement from professional badminton on Wednesday at the age of 32 due to persistent back problems, bringing an end to a 16-year ...

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's double Olympic badminton champion Viktor Axelsen announced his retirement at 32 on Wednesday (Apr 15), saying back problems meant he could no longer "compete and train at the ...

The praise is flowing freely now that Viktor Axelsen has announced that his worn-out back has forced him to end his career. The tall badminton player from Odense stands as a beacon in the Danish ...

Copenhagen [Denmark], April 15 (ANI): Viktor Axelsen has announced his retirement from professional badminton at the age of 32 on Wednesday. Axelsen explained ongoing physical limitations following ...