According to reports from Danish media on August 23, in order to achieve better results in his career, Olympic champion Axelsen announced his farewell to the Danish badminton national team and will move to Dubai for training in the future. He will also spend his own money to hire

According to a report by Danish media on August 23, in order to achieve better results in his career, Olympic champion Axelsen announced his farewell to the Danish badminton national team and will move to Dubai for training in the future. He will also pay for Luo Jianyou and Lasiya. Five famous generals will serve as sparring partners.

Axelsen moved to Dubai to train

Axelsen, born on January 4, 1994, was the first World Youth Championship men's singles champion in European history (2010), and won the 2016 Rio Olympics men's singles bronze medal, 2016 The Thomas Cup team champion of the year, the 2017 World Championship champion, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medal and many open championships.

According to the "Jyllands Post" report, Axelsen will no longer participate in the daily training of the Danish badminton national team. He is currently traveling and vacationing in Dubai with his family, and will officially move to Dubai and stay in the local Nad Al Sheba Sports Center receives training . The base is very famous and is said to be one of the most well-equipped training centers in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo and many Premier League teams have trained here.

Axelsen told the media that he has been training with the Danish national team since he was 16 years old. He is very grateful for the training environment and help they provided. This decision was made after careful consideration. After moving to Dubai, he can freely do whatever he wants. things.

Tore Vilhelmsen, chairman of the Danish Badminton Association, said that although he regrets Axelsen's departure, he respects his choice. Axelsen will still represent Denmark in international competitions in the future, but his cooperation with the current national team coach will be affected, " Axelsen now wants to live in Dubai, train there and establish a training base there. Our national team coach will not be able to work with him full-time. We have discussed this with Axelsen and his team members many times before. This matter..."

Three major reasons for deciding to move to Dubai

Axelsen revealed the three main reasons for this decision in an interview.

First, the training environment in Dubai is better . Axelsen had previously planned to transform his villa garage into a sports laboratory, but gave up due to the huge cost. Axelsen said that the facilities at Nad Al Sheba in Dubai are very good. He can arrange training flexibly and independently. For example, after training today, he can go to the ice bath and sauna tomorrow. He can also simulate plateau training at an altitude of 2,000 meters in the room, including badminton matches. The humidity of the venue can be simulated. And the base is home to some of the world's best experts who have worked with many of the world's top athletes.

The second main reason is that Axelsen is allergic to pollen. Especially when summer comes in Denmark, allergy symptoms are particularly severe. You have to take medicine every morning, use nasal spray, and use an inhaler when you have trouble breathing. Dubai, the luxury capital in the desert, does not have this problem.

In addition, Axelsen also believes that it takes a long time to fly from Europe to Asia to compete. If he can train in Dubai, future competitions will greatly save travel time and expenses.

In order to ensure the quality of training, Axelsen invited five players ranked among the top 60 in the world to serve as sparring partners and reimbursed their hotel accommodation and other expenses. These five famous players are the talented young Indian Lasiya and the first brother of Singapore Luo Jianyou. , Canadian first brother Yang Can , British first brother Toby Penny, Swedish first brother Breistedt, the world ranking ranges from 28th to 57th.

Axelsen finally emphasized that training in Dubai is not to cut off all ties with the Danish Badminton Association, but to explore new possibilities and use Dubai as a transit base for overseas competitions. In preparation for large-scale international events, he may still return to Denmark for training.

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