Breaking: Lin Dan announces retirement

via Badminton Europe | 04 juli 2020 (9:42 uur)

Lin Dan tijdens zijn WK 2013 partij tegen Eric Pang.

On Saturday morning CTGN published an article in which is was announced that the Chinese legend, Lin Dan has chosen to retire from the Chinese national team.

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"My physical capabilities and injuries won't let me fight with my teammates anymore, said the 36-year-old men's singles."

It is currently not clear if the retirement is from the national team only or from badminton in general. However, former team mate Bao Chunlai, who came up with Lin Dan through the youth ranks posted this on his Weibo.

"It's somewhat sudden, but understandable. The last person of that generation who persevered has also walked to the end."

Lin Dan has been one of the most successful badminton players of all time winning two Olympic gold medals and five World Championships titles.

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