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Rio Olympics: Viktor Axelsen beats Lin Dan to clinch bronze

Lin Dan is a two time gold medalist and went down to his Danish opponent in an hour and 10 minutes

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen celebrates after defeating China's Lin Dan to win the men's badminton singles bronze medal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics

IANS Rio de Janeiro

Last Updated : Aug 20 2016 | 9:07 PM IST

Fourth seeded Viktor Axelsen of Denmark beat reigning champion Lin Dan to grab a bronze medal in the men's singles event of the badminton competition at the ongoing Rio Olympics here on Saturday.

The Chinese went down 21-15, 10-21, 17-21 to the Danish opponent in an hour and 10 minutes.

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The 32-year-old veteran Dan had lost his semi-final match to Malaysian giant Lee Chong Wei in a neck-and-neck battle 21-15, 11-21, 20-22 at the Pavilion 4 of the Riocentro.