Some time ago, Chinese Badminton Association issued a letter regarding registration for the "Star Selection Plan" badminton national youth training camp. The registration conditions triggered heated discussions among domestic media and fans! The registration conditions clearly state that the male team members must be no less than 1.85 meters tall and the female team members must be no less than 1.75 meters tall. According to the standards of the Chinese Badminton Association, Lin Dan, who has won 2 Olympic Games, 5 World Championships, 25 consecutive Thomas Cup titles, and 6 consecutive Sumandi Cup titles, does not meet the standards. Public information shows that Lin Dan is 1.78 meters tall, a full 7 centimeters difference.
In fact, not only Lin Dan's height does not meet the standards of the Chinese Badminton Association, but the current National Badminton "Men's Singles Brother" Shi Yuqi also does not meet the standards! In addition, Chen Yufei , who won the women's singles championship at the Tokyo Olympics, is only 1.73 meters tall, which is still 2 centimeters short of the standard set by the Chinese Badminton Association. Lin Dan, Shi Yuqi, and Chen Yufei can be said to be China's top badminton players. They all cannot meet the standards set by the Chinese Badminton Association, which is a naked irony. Because of this, the Chinese Badminton Association’s announcement caused huge controversy in the country.
However, in the face of doubts from domestic media and fans, the Chinese Badminton Association has never expressed its stance, showing an indifferent attitude! After more than 10 days, the Chinese Badminton Association finally chose not to evade and responded to the questions of domestic media and fans. Wang Wei, a senior executive of the Chinese Badminton Association, explained that the stipulation that the height of male athletes should not be less than 1.85 meters and that of female athletes should not be less than 1.75 meters, mainly to cultivate high-level sparring partners for the national team, because there are many senior players in the world badminton world today. sub athlete. In addition, it is also to provide diverse selections for national teams at all levels.
Wang Wei also said that such selection criteria are only for this training camp! In fact, Wang Wei's statement can be regarded as an admission to the outside world that the Chinese Badminton Association has problems with its athlete selection mechanism. Finally, Wang Wei also emphasized that in the future, constructive opinions will be absorbed, different standards will be set for each period, and the selection scope will be further expanded based on the original youth training system to give young people more opportunities. In other words, the selection standards of the Chinese Badminton Association will be changed in the future, but they cannot be changed in this training camp now.
Although athletes in the world's badminton world are generally taller, nothing is absolute. If one size fits all due to height issues, a large number of outstanding athletes will be lost! In ordinary people's perception, the minimum height for playing basketball cannot be less than 1.80 meters, otherwise there will be no advantage in the team. But the fact is that NBA star Bogues is only 1.60 meters tall and has also played in the NBA for 14 years, which is longer than the career of most Chinese players in CBA. Do you think height is important in badminton?
