Chinese badminton men's singles player Chen Long has officially retired.
According to the Sports of China CCTV, Xia Yanze, head coach of the Chinese badminton team, revealed the above news in an interview on Saturday (May 13).He said that on Sunday (14th) in Suzhou 2023 Sudyman Cup, Chen Long will provide guidance suggestions to the team training.
Chen Long was born in 1989 and is 34 years old.In 2014, Chenlong won the first world champion at the World Badminton Championships in Denmark, and reached the world's first in the same year, and then successfully defended the World Championship in 2015.
Chen Long defeated the Malaysian men's singles player Li Zongwei at the 2016 Rio Olympics, won the Olympic men's singles championship, and helped the Chinese team to achieve the three consecutive championships of the men's singles men's singles; at the level of the group match, Chen Long alsoHelp the Chinese team won the championship of the Sudiman Cup and the Thomas Cup many times.
After the end of the Tokyo Olympics, Chen Long gradually faded out of the field.In October 2022, due to the lack of competitions, the world ranking of Chenlong was removed from the list by the World Badminton Federation.
