China's badminton superstar Lin Dan won a thrilling final for his fifth world champion Sunday over Lee Chong Wei, who abandoned his game in the decider due to injury.
Lin Dan returned in style after a year on the sidelines, dominating the match from the start to register a straight victory in the first round of the worlds Monday.
Indonesian acclaimed badminton player Taufik Hidayat conveyed his goodbye to his Indonesian loyal fans and badminton association on Sunday related to his resignation from his professional badminton career.
Defending champion China beat Indonesia 5-0 in their second and last group match on Tuesday at the 13th Sudirman Cup team badminton tournament.
China started their defending journey by sweeping India 5-0 at the 13th Sudirman Cup world team badminton championships here on Sunday.
China's badminton star Lin Dan has been given a wild card for this year's world championships to be held in Guangzhou in August, said the BWF on Thursday.
The Chinese badminton team will try to win their fifth consecutive Sudirman Cup since 2005, said head coach Li Yongbo at Lingshui training base in eastern part of Hainan province on Friday.
Chinese shuttlers dominate the nomination lists of best badminton players of 2012 announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday, as they bagged all five badminton gold medals in London.
Reigning Olympic and world badminton champion Lin Dan believes sport always means more than just competing and medals.
Chinese swimmers became the biggest winners of the 2012 CCTV (China Central Television) Sports Personality Awarding Ceremony as star swimmers Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen won the Best Athlete Awards at the National Stadium here on Saturday.
The 2012 Anta CCTV Sports Personality of the Year final nominees were unveiled in Beijing on Thursday.
The wedding day for China's two-time badminton Olympic champion Lin Dan and his former teammate, Xie Xingfang, has been set for Sept 23.
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