Chinese badminton superstar and legend Lin Dan announces retirement


BEIJING (July 4): China's two-time Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan on Saturday has announced his retirement in a social media post on Saturday (July 4), thanking his family and fans in the process.

The announcement means that Lin, who took golds at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games, will not be competing in the next Olympics in Tokyo which was postponed this July to next July in 2021.

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