Viktor Axelsen is retiring from badminton rather than pursuing an unprecedented third Olympic singles title.

Double Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen says he is "no longer able to compete at the highest level" because of injury.

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 ...

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.

New Delhi, Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen penned an emotional tribute to two-time Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen following his retirement announcement, saying badminton will remember him as "one of the ...