Wang Yihan guided the children on the spot.
Just last month, the news that former badminton world champion Wang Yihan got married became the focus of everyone again. At the time of the heated discussion, many people were surprised to find that the three people who started the golden age of "two kings and one Li" (Wang Yihan, Wang Shixian and Li Xuerui) now have their own destinations.
For Wang Yihan, since she retired from playing, she has carried the heavy responsibility of promoting badminton on her shoulders. To this end, she constantly tried to break through herself - from testing the waters stage play to entering the university campus as a teacher, she tried to complete it.
Perhaps it is this responsibility that Wang Yihan's second half of life is still related to badminton - "as long as you make up your mind, you must go all out to do its best." ”
Wang Yihan at the event site.
Start the second half of your life as a teacher
As the founder of the glorious era of "two kings and one li", Wang Yihan's women's feather altar at that time can be described as unlimited scenery.
Wang Yihan, who had just entered the national first team in 2006, defeated her predecessor Xie Xingfang in the Badminton World Cup and won the world championship title for the first time. She has since won the All England Open in 2009.
Wang Yihan's highlight was in 2011, when she won her first world championship at the then World Badminton Championships in London. But unfortunately, at the London Olympic Games the following year, he lost to Li Xuerui and won the runner-up.
Shortly after the Rio Olympics, Wang Yihan announced her retirement from the national team on social media and officially announced her retirement in 2018.
"After officially retiring from the army in April last year, it took me a while to sort out and precipitate my past life trajectory." Wang Yihan said in an interview that he chose the profession of teacher after careful consideration.
Wang Yihan explained that continuing to work as a teacher at the university is a continuation of her love of badminton, and in this way, she opened the second half of her life and continued to do her part to promote the sport.
In addition to teaching, Wang Yihan also began to experiment with different roles, stage actors, hosts, and even had events named after herself. In her opinion, everything she is doing now is to let more people understand badminton and fall in love with badminton.
But no matter how the identity is changed, Wang Yihan's commitment to badminton has never changed, "I hope that more people can participate in sports, participate in badminton, and feel the positive energy and sportsmanship brought by this sport." ”
Come, teacher Wang
Of course, since retiring, Wang Yihan has been committed to promoting badminton. On November 16, the 116-week-old winner, who once dominated the world's singles world, appeared at the Chateau Star River Hotel in Pudong, Shanghai, to participate in the "LET'S PLAY Badminton Classroom" created by her and HSBC Insurance.
This activity aims to help people experience the unique charm of this sport and promote badminton culture in badminton training and fun games.
In the activity, Wang Yihan personally taught the children the swing and serve skills of badminton. Under the guidance of the world champion, the children quickly mastered the skills and were given the opportunity to take a photo with Wang Yihan.
In the subsequent adult group teaching, "Teacher Wang" increased the difficulty. On the basis of teaching gripping, ball holding, serving, swinging, catching and controlling the landing point, she and the teaching assistant have added the experience of feeling the actual battle, playing skills and pulling the high ball.
For teaching these amateur players, Wang Yihan seems to be quite experienced. She believes that the most important thing for beginners is to pay attention to the standardization of technology, so as to avoid taking some unnecessary "detours" and prevent the technology from stagnating later.
"Whether it's the beginning or the beginner stage, you need to have a good grasp of the technical essentials, because this will not only avoid sports injuries, but also allow your skills to improve by leaps and bounds."
In the view of Lei Haoran, CHIEF Executive Officer of HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited, the "LET'S PLAY Badminton Classroom" helps all participants enjoy the fun of badminton in an edutainment and educational way.
An adult group player more frankly said that such activities captured the psychology of badminton fans, "the activity is rich in content, the interactive session is interesting, and playing against the champion has gained a lot, especially in terms of practical experience." ”
Wang Yihan took a group photo with Lei Haoran, CHIEF Executive Officer of HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited.
The commitment to badminton remains unchanged throughout his life
Wang Yihan believes that the event held by HSBC Insurance is very novel in form, "The interaction between us and the fans is actually not much, most of them are waving at the end of the game, so close contact is the first time." ”
"HSBC Insurance has a large customer base, including many badminton enthusiasts, who want to be happy while absorbing the opinions of professionals. ”
In fact, HSBC Group is the top sponsor of BWF's major events and a partner for BWF's global development.
In the future, HSBC Insurance will continue to organise a variety of interactive activities, not only through exercise to enhance the customer experience, but also to focus on the overall development of customers' physical and mental health, as well as the protection needs of different life stages.
Wang Yihan is happy to see more and more activities like HSBC's "LET'S PLAY Badminton Classroom" because she also has a heavy commitment in her heart.
As a child, her commitment to her parents put her on the path of a professional athlete for 22 years. After entering the national team, her commitment to the team and the country made her have to do her best to compete for more honors for her motherland.
And now, Wang Yihan has a commitment as a teacher - to cultivate more badminton talents, "I hope they can get some gains through my professional knowledge and become people with a certain professional level of badminton." ”