# ‘Sad I couldn’t get gold for Singapore’: Loh reflects on historic Asian Games silver

https://mins.news/en/video/78832

- CNA, 2026-09-29 14:32 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SKxXaO9Zbo

> After winning Singapore’s historic Asian Games badminton silver, Loh Kean Yew said he was still sad that he “couldn’t get a gold medal for Singapore”. He described playing familiar opponent and Thai world No. 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn as never easy; Vitidsarn won 21-12, 21-16 on Tuesday. The silver is Singapore’s best Asian Games badminton result.

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