Rio Olympic gold medallist Chen Long beat his Chinese team-mate Lin Dan in the men’s singles final on Sunday to win his first Badminton Asia Championship and boost his claims for a berth at the world championships.
The 28-year-old Chen had not won a tournament since last year’s Olympics but ended his barren run in timely fashion when he came from behind to beat Lin 21-23, 21-11, 21-10 in Sunday’s final at the Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium.