{"id":221643,"date":"2026-08-23T00:27:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T00:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/canadas-victor-lai-wins-second-world-badminton-bronze-medal-chat-news-today\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T00:27:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T00:27:26","slug":"canadas-victor-lai-wins-second-world-badminton-bronze-medal-chat-news-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/canadas-victor-lai-wins-second-world-badminton-bronze-medal-chat-news-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Victor Lai wins second world badminton bronze medal &#8211; CHAT News Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI \u2014 Canada\u2019s Victor Lai repeated as men\u2019s singles bronze medallist at the badminton world championships on Saturday.<br \/>The 21-year-old from Toronto, seeded seventh, lost in the semifinals to European champion Alex Lanier of France 16-21, 21-13, 21-14, inside Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi.<br \/>Both semifinalists who do not advance to the final receive bronze medals at the event.<br \/>Lai claimed Canada\u2019s first-ever medal at a badminton world championships last year when he ousted 2021 world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the quarterfinals in Paris.<br \/>This year, he toppled Loh in the round of 16 before taking down Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in the quarterfinals to earn his second world championship medal.<br \/>Lai has climbed from 50th to seventh in the world rankings over the past year.<br \/>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 22, 2026.<br \/><!-- Source --><br \/>The Canadian Press<br \/><!-- Photo: dd6cef5ede3e46d20d1cdd27fb01498efb7c3d148a1a2f9627063c8511495bf9.jpg, Caption: Canada's Victor Lai plays against France's Alex Lanier during a semi final match of the Badminton World Championships in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. 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