[Commentary] Lin Dan recently appeared in Guangzhou to participate in the first amateur badminton tournament named after him-the 2020 Lin Dan Badminton Classic and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Badminton Tournament closing ceremony.
In early July 2020, Lin Dan announced his withdrawal from the national team on his Weibo, and it has been more than 4 months.
When the reporter asked Lin Dan how he spent the past 4 months, he said he obviously has more family life than when he was in the national team before.
[Concurrent] Badminton World Champion Lin Dan
If there is no extra work, I will pick up my child every morning and afternoon and play with him. I basically don’t pick up work on weekends because he has classes from Monday to Friday.
[Explanation] In addition to spending time with his family, Lin Dan still hopes to bring out his "badminton player" attributes and promote the development of badminton on another level.
Lin Dan not only organizes amateur competitions, but also sends badminton training to schools. He has previously reached cooperation with several schools and put training bases in schools so that more children can receive badminton.
[Concurrent] Badminton World Champion Lin Dan
Many children now have heavy studies in school, leading to a lot of obesity (problems). I hope to be able to enter the school so that they can pick up a racket to play badminton and have a better body, because I always feel that whether they are studying or When you do anything, your body comes first.
[Explanation] Regarding the "Lin Dan Badminton Classic" held in Guangzhou, Lin Dan said that he is half of his home in Guangzhou on the one hand, and on the other hand, he values the deep badminton masses in Guangzhou and hopes that the new crown pneumonia epidemic will improve next year. Under the circumstances, the event can be made on a larger scale, providing a high-level amateur badminton exchange platform for the majority of badminton fans.
(Reported by reporter Wei Jeff from Guangdong)
Editor in charge: [Ye Pan]