Badminton gold medalist Lee Yang retires from professional sport
Posted on 2024-09-10 08:12:14
And finally,
Two-time Olympic badminton gold medalist Lee Yang has officially retired from the sport.
He broke down in tears after publicly announcing his retirement at a ceremony at the Taipei Arena following the final matches of the Taipei Open.
Lee was accompanied by friends, family and former badminton partners at the event and burst into tears while watching a video celebrating key moments in his professional career.
Lee won gold for Taiwan in the men's doubles badminton tournament at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and again at the just concluded 2024 Paris Olympics with partner Wang Chi-lin.
He is now taking up a full time teaching appointment at that National Taiwan Sport University.
Lee began playing badminton in Grade 5 of primary school.
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