On January 18, Beijing time, Zhang Ning, a 47-year-old former two-time Olympic women's singles champion of the National Badminton, posted his certificate of induction into the BWF Hall of Fame and said: "Very happy! I will continue to contribute to the popularization and development of badminton as always. ”
We can see that the highlight of this photo is not only the certificate in Zhang Ning's hand, but also the background board on which Zhang Ning stands, which is too exaggerated! Massive championship trophies, writing Zhang Ning's greatness.
Born in 1975, Zhang Ning is a generation of national feathers legendary women's singles players, at the age of 29 in the 2004 Athens Olympic final defeated the Dutch Indonesian Zhang Haili to win the championship, in the face of injuries and newcomer impact, Zhang Ning in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the age of 33 years old to defeat Quan Zaijuan, Pi Hongyan, Yurianti, Xie Xingfang and other famous players to win the championship again, becoming the first player in the history of the badminton world to win the Olympic women's singles gold medal.
Established in 1996, The BWF Hall of Fame is the highest honor awarded to badminton players and working teams with outstanding achievements. In order to be nominated, in addition to the excellent results of the athletes' careers, the BWF will also evaluate their contribution to badminton after retirement.
The nominee must be a member of the Badminton Fraternity and have retired from badminton for five years or more; the Management Committee will only consider accepting nominations from persons who have not yet retired in exceptional circumstances.
The BWF has not had a suitable candidate for 7 years since 2012, and only in 2019 was nominated for the South Korean Olympic Women's Singles Gold Medalist Fang Bah Hyun to be inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame. In 2021, the BWF directly nominated three Chinese players, Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng and Zhang Ning.