I saw the match and imo they weren't exhausted but just filled with emotion. This match to them was the equivalent of the USA vs Soviet Union miracle on ice hockey match.
This Gold is a literal miracle given their recent records after Tokyo 2021 and the fact that they were unfortunately drawn to the "group of Death" (had to play one more match than the other groups and 3 out of 4 of their opponents in this group alone are ranked in top 10).
What's more, both times in the Olympics they got in unseeded, emerged from the group of death, and won Gold against China. And this would make them the first pair ever in Olympic records to defend their gold in Men's Double badminton.
Robots_From_Space on August 6th, 2024 at 00:12 UTC »
The match was intense. Tied up so many times. Taiwan guy just threw his racket up in the air when they won lol.
junkimchi on August 6th, 2024 at 00:28 UTC »
I saw the match and imo they weren't exhausted but just filled with emotion. This match to them was the equivalent of the USA vs Soviet Union miracle on ice hockey match.
n00PSLayer on August 6th, 2024 at 02:09 UTC »
This Gold is a literal miracle given their recent records after Tokyo 2021 and the fact that they were unfortunately drawn to the "group of Death" (had to play one more match than the other groups and 3 out of 4 of their opponents in this group alone are ranked in top 10).
What's more, both times in the Olympics they got in unseeded, emerged from the group of death, and won Gold against China. And this would make them the first pair ever in Olympic records to defend their gold in Men's Double badminton.