PUBLISHED ONOctober 02, 2026 11:30 PMUPDATEDOctober 11, 2026 4:31 AMBYKhoo Yi-HangSingapore's badminton star Loh Kean Yew posted a playful Instagram video shortly after arriving at Changi Airport following his silver medal win at the Asian Games in Japan.
In the video posted on Wednesday (Sept 30), Loh, 29, is seen placing his medal on the luggage conveyor belt at Terminal 2.
Following the medal as it travels down the belt, the camera pans to Loh standing by to pick up his luggage.
The athlete then reaches down and grabs the medal as it slowly makes it way to him, feigning surprise and asking, "Oh, is this mine?"
Bringing the medal to his chest, Loh presents it to the camera before bursting into laughter as the video ends.
"First bag on belt," Loh wrote in his post. "Happy to be back home."
The video, which has garnered over a million views as at Friday, also received many comments congratulating Loh and welcoming him back home to Singapore.
@asiaone Proving his sense of humour is just as sharp as his court skills, national shuttler Loh Kean Yew delighted netizens by letting his prized medal ride a Changi Airport luggage carousel completely by itself ahead of everyone else's bags. #sgnews #Singapore #Sports #Badminton #ChangiAirport #AsianGames ♬ original sound - AsiaOne
Many users also shared his sense of humour, with one commenting: "Paid for overweight baggage? Because that's one massive achievement!"
Another user also chose to play with puns, writing: "Paid for bagging rights."
Another commenter joked: "Hey, put it back, that's not yours. Yours is gold!"
[[nid:746358]]
