Bronze at Worlds lifted Victor Lai but Canadian shuttlers continue to battle structural hurdles

NEW DELHI: (Jan 14) An unexpected medal at the World Championships catapulted Victor Lai into the limelight but behind the breakthrough lies a story of sustained struggle for most Canadian shuttlers.

No Canadian had won a medal at the World Championships until the 21-year-old Lai ended the drought with a men’s singles bronze in Paris last year.

“Last year was a big roller-coaster, lots of highs and lows. At the beginning of the year I was losing in the first round of International Series tournaments. So, to go from that to the World Championships, was pretty crazy,” Lai told reporters on Tuesday.

Source: PTI News

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