China News Service Client Beijing, November 12th. Trapped by injuries, Li Junhui, a member of the top men's doubles combination of the Chinese badminton team, announced his retirement on the 12th, ending his 18-year sports career.
Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen was called the "two towers combination" by the fans. The two reached the men's doubles final at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, but they regretted that they missed the gold medal.
The data picture shows Li Junhui in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Qiming
Li Junhui is 26 years old and joined the national team in 2012.
He has been a long-term partner with Liu Yuchen, and the two have grown from champions of the World Youth Badminton Championships to world champions all the way.
After entering the Tokyo Olympic cycle, Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen took over the national feather men's doubles banner and won multiple heavyweight men's doubles titles including the World Championships and the World Badminton World Championships finals.
At the Tokyo Olympics this summer, the men's doubles event was crowded with masters and the competition was fierce, and it was the only single event for Guoyu that failed to get the full number of seats.
However, as the only seedlings, Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen, went all the way to the finals without being optimistic. Unfortunately, they lost to the Chinese Taipei combination Li Yang/Wang Qilin 0:2 and missed the gold medal.
In the men's doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics badminton, the Chinese combination Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen lost 0-2 to the Chinese Taipei combination Li Yang/Wang Qilin and won the silver medal.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Du Yang
After the Shaanxi National Games, Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen unexpectedly lost to the Zhejiang combination Zhou Haodong/Wang Chang in the finals and won the men's doubles silver medal.
Due to Liu Yuchen's hip surgery and other reasons, the "Twin Towers Combination" has not played in the Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and other world competitions since then.
According to Li Junhui, in the 2017 game, he suffered nearly 3 degrees of acute injury of the meniscus of the right knee joint, combined with bone contusions of the distal femur and proximal tibia.
And 18 years of sports career has brought him many injuries, including habitual facet joint disorder and dislocation of the thoracic spine, synovitis of the right first metatarsophalangeal joint, etc.
"Although it has improved significantly after many treatments, it has not been cured. Every time the training intensity is increased, the old disease often recurs, so it is difficult for me to complete the overall training plan arranged by the coach like other players in the team." Li Junhui said, today the world The badminton men's doubles competition is very fierce, and high-intensity training is the basic guarantee for victory, and he is unable to complete the normal training plan of the national team due to his injuries.
For this reason, Li Junhui's own thoughts and spirit are often troubled.
The data picture shows Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen in the game.
Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
"Based on the above injuries, I am very sorry to announce today that I will withdraw from the national team and announce my retirement." Li Junhui said.
He lamented that entering the national team in 2012 seemed to have opened the most exciting door in his life and led him to climb step by step, "It has won me honor and won glory for my motherland."
Screenshot of Li Junhui Weibo
While announcing his retirement, Li Junhui thanked the country for training and helping and cultivating his coaches, staff, teammates and fans along the way.
He also expressed his gratitude to his old partner Liu Yuchen and his expectations for the future of Guoyu's younger generation and the team.
"I wish the national badminton athletes, as always, to stand on the highest podium in the badminton world, sing the national anthem proudly, and look up to the five-star red flag of the motherland. I wish the young newcomers can thrive and build something that belongs to their younger generation. Brilliant, bravely create success. I wish Guoyu, better and better!" (End)