Japan's Akane Yamaguchi cruised to her third women's singles crown, while compatriots Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama claimed bronze in their farewell tournament as women's doubles partners at the recent badminton world championships.Yamaguchi clinched the championship by beating former world No. 1 Chen Yufei of China 21-9, 21-13, adding to the gold medals she won in 2021 and 2022 during the tournament held through Aug. 31 in Paris.Shida and Matsuyama received bronze medals as losing semifinalists against world No. 2 Malaysian pair Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan.Japan's Rin Iwanaga an…READ FULL ARTICLE
