On July 4, 2020, the world badminton "Double Grand Slam" winner and Chinese badminton legend Lin Dan announced his decision to withdraw from the national team on his Weibo. He said: 2000-2020, 20 years, I will also say goodbye to the national team. Originally, exporting is really difficult. Since then, there has been no "super pill" in the world badminton.
According to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter from the Chinese Badminton Association, Lin Dan has submitted a formal retirement report a few days ago. Taking into account Lin Dan's personal wishes and his current actual situation, the Chinese badminton team approved Lin Dan's application for retirement. But Lin Dan's relationship is still with the Beijing Badminton Team. Whether he will continue to play in the National Games is still unknown.
No. 1 in the history of international badminton
This year, 37-year-old Lin Dan is undoubtedly one of the best athletes in the world badminton. In his 20-year national career, he has Won two Olympic men’s singles championships and five World Badminton Championships men’s singles championships; as a main player, he has won 6 Thomas Cup championships and 5 Sudirman Cup mixed team championships for the Chinese team. He has 20 No one has achieved this world championship title so far.
Lin Dan is a "double-lap grand slam" athlete and legendary star in China and the world in badminton. He entered the national team in 2000 and ranked first in the badminton world in August 2002. s position. In December 2005, Lin Dan won the men's singles champion of the Badminton World Cup for the first time, and he defended his title in 2006. In 2008, Lin Dan won the badminton men's singles championship at the Beijing Olympics, and achieved three consecutive World Championships in 2009. In 2010, he won the badminton men's singles championship at the Guangzhou Asian Games and achieved the Grand Slam.
2012 London Olympic Games Lin Dan successfully defended his title, becoming the first athlete to defend his title in the Olympic badminton men's singles event. In August 2013, Lin Dan won the men's singles championship at the Badminton World Championships for the fifth time (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013), and defeated his rival Li Zongwei in the World Series finals for three consecutive years. At the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, Lin Dan won the men's singles again, successfully defending his title and achieving a double lap grand slam. In March 2016, Lin Dan won the All England Men's Singles Championship for the sixth time. In August, he entered the Men's Singles Final Four for the fourth time in the Olympic Games at the age of 33.
Speaking of Lin Dan’s retirement, Zhang Jun, Chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association said: “Thank you Lin Dan for his contribution to the Chinese badminton team. Over the years, Lin Dan’s performance in training and competitions and what he has achieved The results are enough to prove that he is an excellent athlete. I hope that Lin Dan's new life after retirement will go well, and I also hope that he will not stay away from badminton and continue to work hard to promote badminton in a new way."
Vice of China Badminton Association The chairman and national badminton team singles coach Xia Xuanze expressed his understanding of Lin Dan's choice to retire at this time. As a coach who has been with Lin Dan for a long time, Xia Xuanze watched Lin Dan grow from a young player to an outstanding athlete with outstanding achievements. In his opinion, Lin Dan has made a lot of contributions to the Chinese badminton team over the years. His love for badminton, his meticulous and serious attitude towards training, and his excellent record are all targets for young athletes to catch up.
It’s not easy to appear in the arena. It’s time to leave now
But as he grows older and enters the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Lin Dan’s athletic ability is declining, and his performance is deteriorating, especially in grabbing. There are many challenges in the process of Olympic points, and the prospect of entering the Tokyo Olympics is not ideal. But he still did not give up lightly, still working hard to achieve his fifth Olympic goal.
However, after the Spring Festival this year, due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the world badminton is still in a state of suspension, and the Tokyo Olympics has been delayed by one year because of this, which undoubtedly casts a haze on Lin Dan's Olympic prospects. . After this year's All England Open, Lin Dan has been training with the national team in Chengdu Shuangliu Base. However, with the passage of time, the World Badminton Federation’s event restart plan has repeatedly changed, coupled with his own injury status, etc., Lin Dan feels that it is more and more difficult to continue to stick to it, and finally made the decision to retire.set.
Before the start of the Basel World Badminton Championships in Switzerland last year, the majority of badminton fans were very concerned about the possible matchup in the third round of men's singles. From the point of view of the lottery, if the veteran Lin Dan can successfully pass the first two levels, there is a high probability that he will encounter the defending World Championship champion and Japanese star Kento Momota in the third round, and this game is going on as scheduled. If it is, it will have a different general historical significance. Although they are not players from the same country, the battle between the two also means inheritance.
But Lin Dan "lost his appointment". He was unexpectedly out in the second round and lost to an Indian player. This is a fact that many fans who love Lin Dan do not want to admit. Lin Dan's performance in all aspects has indeed reached its peak. Incomparable. This is also Lin Dan’s worst record since participating in the 12 World Championships. For such a "double-lap Grand Slam" winner and once the world's number one badminton player, being eliminated in the second round is a bit unreasonable. Considering that Lin Dan is a veteran born in 1983 and he is still struggling on the court at the age of 36, this in itself is not an easy thing.
For Lin Dan, the fans can no longer demand his better record. He is still participating in the game more of a perseverance, a feeling, a love, and a kind of feeling for still wanting to participate in the Olympics. Dreams and perseverance. Of course, some people say that Lin Dan is a very smart person. He knows that only badminton is what he is best at. Only the stadium is his sustenance and the reason why people can still pay attention to him. Some athletes cannot realize this. a little. In any case, as long as Lin Dan still wants to fight, no one can refuse him, and there is no reason to stop him. Everything depends on his own choice, and he is qualified.
In March 2020, Lin Dan is still working hard in the All England Open
Time to enter 2020, Lin Dan is one year older in a series of competitions, especially Olympic points In the game, he was still struggling, because he still had the dream of competing in the Olympic Games for the fifth time. However, the number of one-round and two-round tours is increasing. The persistence of the veteran is certainly valuable, but in fact Lin Dan's situation is very bad. Under the current rules that each badminton association can only have two athletes participating in the Olympic single event, the Olympic points of Guoyu are ranked ahead of Lin Dan, including Chen Long, Shi Yuqi, Huang Yuxiang, Lu Guangzu, etc., and Lin Dan's Olympic points Now that it has dropped to close to the 30th place in the world, it has become unrealistic to hit Olympic tickets. Many older athletes use the Olympic year as the critical point for leaving the arena. If Lin Dan can't get tickets for the Tokyo Olympics, his persistence does not see much meaning.
The greatness of an athlete is measured by time
In Lin Dan’s long career, there have been countless highlight moments and famous scenes, praised by many fans. In the domestic arena, Lin Dan has won the men’s singles championship in badminton competitions from the 10th to the 13th National Games. He has never lost in the men’s singles at the National Games, setting a record in this large-scale comprehensive event. The undefeated feat of 12 years, this is probably not unprecedented, and it is difficult to have another comer. Especially at the 2017 Tianjin National Games, he defeated the rising teenager Shi Yuqi at the age of 34, and won the men's singles championship for the fourth time, which was extremely impressive. After the game, he was different from the previous celebrations when he won the championship. At the end of the game, he was lying quietly on the ground. He said that his biggest wish was to go home and hold his son. In the
international arena, the "Lin Li fight" between Lin Dan and Malaysian star Li Chongwei has been praised by fans. "Since Shengyu, He Shengliang", it is suitable to be used in the classic duel of the "Lin Li fight" in badminton. The legendary experience of a great star must be accompanied by another equally great star. From the first meeting between Lin Dan and Li Zongwei in the Thomas Cup in 2004, to the end of the 2018 All England Open, Lin Dan and Li Zongwei had a total of 40 encounters. Lin Dan achieved a record of 28 wins and 12 losses. Li Zongwei has won more Open Championships than Lin Dan, but in several World Series finals, Li Zongwei has lost to Lin Dan. The two "love and kill each other" and cherish each other. Li Zongwei also "loves and kills each other" to Lin Dan."Hate", the confrontation between Li Zongwei and Lin Dan, who is one year younger than him, has almost run through the two men’s careers.
In the two Olympic badminton men’s singles finals in 2008 and 2012, Li Zongwei was against each other. Lin Dan met in the final. Lin Dan won 2-0 and 2-1 respectively. At the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, Li Zongwei reached the Asian Games men's singles final for the only time, and lost to Lin Dan 1-2. In Li Zongwei 5 When qualifying for the men's singles finals of the World Championships, except for the early loss to Indonesian star Taufik, the remaining four times were blocked by Chinese players. Among these four times, Li Zongwei played against The losses in 2013 were all given by Lin Dan. It can be said that Li Zongwei's title of "Uncrowned King" was only obtained after losing many finals with Lin Dan. Li Zongwei's life is really untimely. Later in his career, Li Zongwei always said, "I hope we can all enjoy the game and offer a great matchup for everyone. "And Lin Dan always said: Li Zongwei has always been my driving force to win.
Outside the arena, Lin Dan and Xie Xingfang are a pair of Chinese badminton couples, their love is from 2004 A text message from Lin Dan before the Spring Festival in 2004 moved Xie Xingfang’s heart. The love of the two was exposed at the All England Badminton Open that year. After winning the men’s singles championship at that time, Lin Dan publicized his love affair with Xie Xingfang.
However, the memories of the two men in the 2004 Athens Olympics are very bitter. Lin Dan embarked on the Athens journey to the Kong Jianzhi champion, but was upset in the first round and lost to Susilo. Xie Xingfang stayed in the country and did not get the opportunity to expedition. The two frustrated people comforted each other and supported each other through phone calls and text messages. After the common adversity, the relationship between the two became stronger. At the 2007 All England Open, three years after the open romance, Lin Dan Xie Xingfang has grown into a feather The first brother and sister of the altar. After Xie Xingfang won the All England Women’s Singles Championship, the most romantic and sensational scene appeared at the women’s singles awards ceremony. Lin Dan, who has always been passionate, held a bunch of bright red roses in the audience. The audience watched and went on stage to present flowers to their girlfriends and gave them "a affectionate kiss", so that the whole world could share the sweetness of the badminton "carving heroes", even AFP had to use the word "passionate" To describe them.
At the end of 2008, Lin Dan’s new house in Beijing was delivered, and the relationship between the two became more stable. Xie Xingfang said in an interview: “I am willing to be a soup cook for Lin Dan after 2008. woman. "The two lived a happy and sweet life, and in 2016 they had a beautiful son, and the husband and wife have inherited their badminton career.
Lin Dan is undoubtedly a great badminton player. He once answered one question. Regarding the question of the definition of a great athlete, Lin Dan said that greatness is not just the same as a championship. It takes a long time to judge. In a long career, Lin Dan has achieved great enough that he no longer needs to prove it. What.
Attached: Lin Dan’s major career achievements
2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics Badminton Men’s Singles Gold
2006, 2007 Men's singles champion at the 2013 Badminton World Championships
2005 and 2006 Badminton World Cup men's singles champion
2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018 Thomas Cup champion team Main force
2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015 Sudirman Cup champion main force
2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016 All England Badminton Open Men's Singles Championship
2010 and 2014 Asian Games Badminton Men's Singles Gold Medal
2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 National Games Men's Singles Championship
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