I only started playing badminton when I came to Ireland... It was one of the ways I tried to fit in'
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![Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh plays against Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet during their women's singles group stage badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh plays against Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet during their women's singles group stage badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ME3JWK/vietnams-nguyen-thuy-linh-plays-against-switzerlands-sabrina-jaquet-during-their-womens-singles-group-stage-badminton-match-at-the-2020-summer-olympics-wednesday-july-28-2021-in-tokyo-japan-ap-photodita-alangkara-2ME3JWK.jpg)
Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh plays against Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet during their women's singles group stage badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara
![Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh plays against Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet during their women's singles group stage badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh plays against Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet during their women's singles group stage badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ME3JWD/vietnams-nguyen-thuy-linh-plays-against-switzerlands-sabrina-jaquet-during-their-womens-singles-group-stage-badminton-match-at-the-2020-summer-olympics-wednesday-july-28-2021-in-tokyo-japan-ap-photodita-alangkara-2ME3JWD.jpg)