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Lanier crushes Naraoka to become first Frenchman to win singles world title
NEW DELHI: Alex Lanier beat Kodai Naraoka 21-11 21-11 to become the first French player to win a singles title in badminton’s World Championships on Sunday. Lanier took about 50 minutes to clinch victory in the men’s final as he outclassed Japan’s Naraoka, a former finalist. Earlier in the day, Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue became the first French pair to win a badminton world title after defeating top seeds Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping of China 22-20 19-21 21-15 in the mixed doubles final. Lanier’s win tops off a year of French dominance, after Christo Popov’s World Tour Finals victory last year, and the French team’s triumph over Denmark to win the continental championships this year.
