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World Champion Ratchanok Intanon: Chinese duo Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong claimed the badminton mixed doubles gold medal at the Paris Olympics after beating South Korea's Kim Won-ho/Jeong Na-eun in the final on Friday. Zheng and Huang, silver medalists at the Tokyo Olympics, won the gold medal match 21-8, 21-11.

Earlier on Friday, Japan's Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino won the bronze medal by defeating South Korea's Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jung 21-13, 22-20, reports Xinhua.

Meanwhile, in the women's singles quarterfinals, Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, the fifth seed here, will take on South Korea's An Se Young while another former World Champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand will meet Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, the seventh seed.