A young badminton fanatic from Leeds saw a dream come true at the 2024 YONEX All England Open by meeting one of her heroes.
Alice Wu, 8, is among the first-ever Team GB ‘mini mascots’ for the Paris 2024 Olympics and was invited to March’s Birmingham showpiece for a behind the scenes meet and greet with Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi.
Yamaguchi, YONEX All England Open women’s singles champion in 2022, finished as runner-up on this occasion as Carolina Marin came out on top.
Alice said: “I am over the moon, it was the best day ever! I was so excited to meet my idol Yamaguchi and I got her signature and photo!”
Wu, a pupil at Talbot Primary School, is one of six children selected to be a Team GB Mini Mascot for the Games.
She was inspired by her brother Oliver to forge her path as a shuttler and will join her fellow Mini Mascots in supporting Team GB athletes all the way to Paris, from kitting out – where athletes will…
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