In recent days, with Liu Guoliang's return to national table tennis, Cai Zhenhua is no longer the deputy director of the State General Administration of Sports, and the recent situation of Li Yongbo, another famous sports coach who is equally well-known to the two, has also attracted attention.
On the morning of September 28, the 2018 LYB Global Amateur Badminton Championship - Nanning Branch Competition Press Conference was held in Beijing. Li Yongbo appeared as the vice chairman of the Chinese Badminton Association.
Last year, Li Yongbo stepped down as the head coach of the Chinese badminton team and no longer served as the deputy director of the table tennis and badminton management center of the State General Administration of Sport. Li Yongbo frankly said that he enjoyed the days of "retiring", and he is now very happy and happy. He also admitted to the change in his body, "Fat, especially in the past six months, fat is quite a lot." Because the whole person is relaxed. ”
Li Yongbo admitted that when he was in charge of the badminton team in the past, the pressure was very great, and he could not even control his heartbeat and sleep was not good. "Outsiders may think that my mental state is very good, but in fact, there is a lot of pressure in all aspects, and my body is overloaded. From morning to night, all the time is not in your control, and you have been busy. ”
After not being a badminton front-line coach, Li Yongbo spent more time resting, and several appearances showed up to sing hobbies - for example, at the opening ceremony of the Liaoning Provincial Games on August 19, Li Yongbo led the Olympic champions of Liaoning and the Liaoning men's basketball team to sing a song "Red Flag Fluttering"; on September 9, at the Shenyang Marathon, Li Yongbo sang the theme song "Run Bar Dream" on the spot.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the organizer of the LYB Global Amateur Badminton Championship is Beijing Langju Sports Co., Ltd., the chairman of the company is Li Yongbo's son Li Gen (above picture on the right), Li Gen was born on September 24, 1992, just turned 26 years old and has already taken on the company's responsibilities. Li Yongbo revealed that the brand "LYB" was registered by Li Gen, and the competition was the main operation of the company, and he only assisted as a predecessor.