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Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn returns the shuttlecock during a men's singles quarterfinals match at the badminton U.S. Open in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday, July 14, 2023. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP Stock Photo -
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