Lin Dan's dream of an Olympic re-match with long-time nemesis Lee Chong Wei in Rio four years later will remain just that as the Malaysia's poster boy said he would hang up his racket after playing next year's world badminton championships.
South Korea's badminton federation reduced the sentence for members involved in the much-criticized badminton round-robin scandal in the just-concluded London Olympics.
Having swept all the titles in badminton, Lin Dan still has an unquenchable desire to win, as he shrugged off rumors that he is considering quitting the game.
Coming off a sensational comeback in the men's badminton final at the London Olympics and completing an unprecedented job of defending an Olympic title, Lin Dan has decided to bring his talents to the publishing industry.
Chinese badminton star Lin Dan beat his arch-rival Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia 2-1 after dropping a game, and won the gold medal in men's singles Sunday afternoon in the Wembley Arena.
Lin Dan of China won his fifth All England title on Sunday when world number one Lee Chong Wei had to retire with a shoulder injury that had emerged over the last 24 hours.
The top two seeds Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei both eased to the last four of the All-England Open championships on Friday and were likely to repeat their last year's final lineups.
China's "Super Dan" Lin Dan completed his super "Grand Slam" after beating Chen Long in the final at the BWF World Superseries Finals here on Sunday.
Li Yongbo, head coach of China's badminton team has come under fire over the reasons behind top player Lin Dan's consecutive "strategic" withdrawals from a series of pre-Olympics tournaments this year.
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