PETALING JAYA: The absence of China’s badminton supremo Zhang Jun at the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Horsens, Denmark, has raised eyebrows.
Chinadaily.com.cn reported on Saturday (April 25) that the 48-year-old, who won two Olympic gold medals in mixed doubles with partner Gao Ling at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 Athens Olympics, is under investigation by disciplinary and supervisory authorities.
They said that according to the Economic Observer, Zhang Jun has been out of public contact for over 10 days.
The report said the investigation concerns Zhang Jun's work at the Chinese Badminton Association, although some issues were reportedly connected to his work in Jiangsu province.
After retiring in 2007, he joined the national team's coaching staff before he was elected the CBA president in January 2019.
He was then re-elected chief of the sport's national governing body in 2023.
According to the report, Zhang Jun also serves as the vice-president of the Nanjing Sport Institute, a public sports university in Nanjing.
It's learnt that China had arrived in Horsens, Denmark without Zhang Jun.
According to the report, neither the CBA nor the Nanjing Sport Institute has responded to media inquiries on Zhang Jun's case.
Despite the 'issue', both China's men and women's team got off to a superb start during the group stage on Friday when they defeated Australia 5-0 and Ukraine 5-0 respectively.
