In the five individual events of badminton, men's singles has always attracted much attention. In the Olympic arena full of blood and passion, the men's singles have emerged as the finale, and countless glories have emerged. The men's singles players of the Chinese badminton team are undoubtedly the most legendary and shining.
Today, I will tell you about the legendary stories of the Men's Singles of the Chinese badminton team.
01 Olympic gold medal zero breakthrough
In 1989, at the Changsha Amateur Sports School in Hunan Province, a tall and lively teenager was practicing hard with a badminton racket, and his goal was to represent Changsha in the National Amateur Badminton Championships, his name was Ji Xinpeng.
At the age of twelve, he finished fifth at the National Amateur Badminton Championships, a breakthrough that may have become a turning point in his destiny. The 12-year-old Ji Xinpeng was favored by the Xiamen badminton team, and he left his hometown for Xiamen. In the years of being a foreigner, Ji Xinpeng trained hard, improved his skills, honed his mentality, and finally stepped into the door of the national team in 1996.
In the days of the national team, Ji Xinpeng grew from a "small player who was not valued" to the main force of the national team. In the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, Ji Xinpeng, who ranked third in the team, successfully hitched a ride on the last train of the Olympic Games, and perhaps no one thought that this big boy with a calm personality would become the creator of history.
In the competition for the men's singles championship, his teammates were eliminated one after another, leaving only Ji Xinpeng as a single seedling. Under the pressure, he became more and more courageous, and successively defeated indonesia and Denmark and other famous players, winning the championship in one fell swoop. This gold medal helped the Chinese badminton team achieve a breakthrough of zero gold medals in the men's singles event.
02 Double Circle Grand Slam
Fujian Provincial Sports School, a person who has made the history of men's singles projects came from here. Lin Dan entered the Fujian Sports School at the age of nine, the Bayi team at the age of 12, and the national team in 2000. Two years later, it jumped to the first place in the world ranking, thus opening a "super Dan" era that lasted for more than a decade.
In 2008, Lin Dan won the gold medal in the men's singles event of badminton at the Beijing Olympic Games, and four years later, Lin Dan defended the Olympic gold medal, becoming the only player in the history of badminton to defend the men's singles Olympic gold medal. In 2020, the veteran turned and left. Nearly twenty years of career, Lin Dan's era is full of blood and passion, but also regrets and regrets. The strength he shows in him infects everyone who loves sports, and also inspires the young people of The National Feather to keep moving forward.
03 Fight for your dreams
In 2000, at the Xiamen Sports School, the young teenager who spoke Hubei dialect was not very accustomed to the hot and humid climate of Xiamen, but it was also the day and night here, laying the foundation for his future growth into the top pillar of the Chinese men's singles. In 2007, Chen Long won the World Youth Championship, and his physical condition was outstanding, and he was considered by the coach to be the next person to carry the men's singles beam.
At the 2012 London Olympics, Chen Long won the Olympic bronze medal. In the 2014 Thomas Cup semi-finals, Chen Long lost to the Japanese player as the first singles player, which made Chen Long face great pressure. But Chen Long, who was good at adjusting his mentality, quickly came out of the shadow of losing, and he constantly honed his will in training, and finally won the men's singles crown at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Looking back at the past, The Chinese badminton team is full of talents. Looking to the future, there are Chen Long who insists on his dreams in the Tokyo cycle, and there are also Shi Yuqi who constantly overcome his own problems and strive to move forward.
"At any time, our goal in the Chinese badminton men's singles is to strive to play the best competitive state in the Olympic Games, strive to stand on the highest podium, raise the five-star red flag and play the national anthem!"