When Chen Long won the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medal, it corrected an anomaly in badminton. After eight years of utter domination by the legendary duo of Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei - they had won gold and silver, respectively, in the previous two editions - men’s singles got a new Olympic champion in Chen Long. China’s Chen not …
Chinese badminton great Chen Long has announced his retirement aged 34, ending a decorated career that included Olympic gold and two world titles. The former world number one won the Olympic crown at Rio 2016 and followed it up with silver at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021. It’s so hard to say goodbye,” Chen wrote on the Twitter-like Weibo …
Under the baton of conductor Chen Lin, Jiangsu Symphony Orchestra staged a concert at the NCPA in Beijing on April 24. The symphonic chorus The Grand Canal by composer Tang Jianping was staged at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing on April 24. Performed by the Jiangsu Symphony Orchestra, which was founded in 1979, and conducted under …
Lin beat Tsuneyama at 21-10 in the decider of their extended quarter-final encounter; and allowed his 23-year-old compatriot, Shi Yuqi, only a dozen points in the third game of their semi-final bout Even as the applause from the capacity crowd at Kuala Lumpur’s Axiata Arena rose to a crescendo in acknowledgement of Lin Dan’s 78-minute 9-21, 21-17, 21-11 triumph over …
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