On December 21, Beijing time, Chen Long announced on social media that he had become an "advanced model for the 40th anniversary of the construction of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone". It is worth mentioning that Chen Long is an athlete from Hubei. In addition, Chen Long said that he hopes to continue to work hard and set an example.
Chen Long was born in Jingzhou, Hubei, hubei is a strong badminton province, such as Gao Kun, Zhao Yunlei, etc., are all Olympic champions from Hubei.
However, in Chen Long's heart, Xiamen is a second hometown without compromise. This is the place to witness his growth path from a teenager to an adult, from a junior cadet to a world champion and An Olympic champion.
On June 5, 2000, Chen Long came to Xiamen from Hubei, and Lin Jiangli, the head coach of the Xiamen team at the time, picked him up. Later, Chen Long played the Provincial Games, the City Games, and the National Games in Xiamen. On the other hand, Chen Long was also quickly selected for the national team. As early as the Rio Olympics won the badminton men's singles gold medal, Chen Long said, "I hope that after retiring, I can return to Xiamen and make some contributions to Xiamen's badminton cause." ”
Nowadays, Chen Long's career has gathered the gold, silver and bronze medals of the Olympic Games, and at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chen Long reached the final without being optimistic, and finally lost to Arcelor and won the men's singles silver medal, although he lost Yu Rong!
Today, Chen Long has also received great honors. On social media, Chen Long wrote that it was a great honor to be awarded the title of "Advanced Model for the 40th Anniversary of the Construction of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone". For Chen Long, this is a heavy honor, and he has also set a new goal - as a sports person, he will never fail to live up to the trust and expectations of the people, and continue to strive to transmit more positive energy to the society.
Chen Long is almost 33 years old, and it is no accident that after playing next year's Asian Games, Chen Long will retire. Chen Long did not participate in the recently concluded Badminton World Championships, and in the men's singles, the pattern of the world badminton world has changed dramatically, and Singapore's dark horse Luo Jianyou has become the new king.
It can be said that the era that belonged to Chen Long is over.