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Olympic champ Axelsen's Chinese proficiency stuns fans, says he practises writing characters to relieve stress
As a two-time Olympic champion and a father to two young daughters, Danish shuttler Viktor Axelsen has a lot on his plate. And in times of immense stress, the current world No. 2 badminton player has taken to practising his Chinese writing skills, w
And in times of immense stress, the current world No. 2 badminton player has taken to practising his Chinese writing skills, which he says helps bring inner peace.
Following his victory over Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn at the Paris 2024 Olympics men's singles finals on Monday (Aug 5), Axelsen answered questions posed by reporters from Hong Kong TVB in Chinese.
Netizens were impressed by his fluency, with a clip of the interview uploaded to Facebook garnering over four million views at the time of writing.
"That was surprising," commented one user.
