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UP, UP AND AWAY

“I HOPE WE CAN BE A SPORTING NATION. EVEN THOUGH WE’RE SO SMALL, I DON’T THINK IT’S IMPOSSIBLE. IT’S ALL ABOUT THAT PERSONAL HUNGER.”

ast December, Loh Kean Yew made history as the first Singaporean to win a Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships title. The 24‑year‑old pulled off major upsets and stunned the sporting community by beating world number one, Viktor Axelsen, and world number three, Anders Antonsen, before besting world number 14, Kidambi Srikanth, in the finals to clinch

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