France, 'May Ratchanok' got revenge on 'Tai Tzu Ying', winning 2 straight games, advancing to the quarter-finals of the Olympic badminton. Meanwhile, 'Bas-Popor' lost to the Japanese pair and stopped in the quarter-finals. Olympic badminton, women's singles, Group E, last match, "May" Ratchanok Intanon, world number 21, showed excellent form, getting revenge on Tai Tzu Ying, the number 3 seed of the tournament, world number 3 from Taiwan, silver medalist at the 2020 Olympics, 2-0 games 21-19 and 21-15. As a result, May Ratchanok competed in 2 matches, won both matches, successfully advancing to the last 8, while Tai Tzu Ying had to officially end her Olympic Games. After the game, there was an impressive image of both of them hugging and crying because their friendship was more than that of competitors. The close bond of more than 10 years made May hug Tai Tzuying to say goodbye, declaring that this was the last Olympic competition in her life. As for the results of this match, May said that she was proud o f coming further than expected. She admitted that this match was emotional because she was close to her opponent whom she had known for a long time. "Bas-Popor" lost to the Japanese pair, stopping at the quarterfinals of the badminton Olympic Games. As for the late pair at 2 a.m. in the mixed doubles quarterfinals, "Bas" Dechapol Puavaranukroh and "Popor" Sapsiree Taerattanachai, the world's 6th pair, will meet Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, the world's 5th pair from Japan. This match is considered a rematch of both pairs, after meeting in the 2020 Olympics quarterfinals, in which the Japanese pair won 2-1 games. In this game, the Thai mixed pair could not withstand the tenacity and certainty of the Japanese pair, losing 0-2, 21-23 and 14-21, causing "Bas-Popor" to end their journey to the 2024 Olympic Games at the quarterfinals, equal to Tokyo 2020. "Baison Manikorn" lost to the host's female boxer 0-5, out of 16, 2024 Olympic Boxing. Baison Manikorn (red) moved forward to throw punches at Davina Mi chel, the host's competitor from France, but was unable to resist and lost 5-0 points in the amateur boxing competition, 75 kg. women's category. Source: Thai News Agency
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