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Two-time Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan retires

Former world number one badminton player and the two-times Olympic badminton champion from China, Lin Dan has announced his retirement from the sport. During his 20-year glorious national team career, he won the Olympics singles titles in Beijing in 2008 and the 2012 London Games.

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Lin Dan also bagged all the sport’s major titles, including five world championships’ gold medals. He is also considered to be one of the greatest singles players of all time.

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