no prize for guessing who they are...

Chen and Gao look so relaxed and natural together. Great pic, where did you find that?

It's hard to think that those two are superstars in their respective fields from looking at that picture!

Start from when Chen Hong promoting "Kason"???

Which brand is Gao's shirt? :D

good picture. Their non badminton look :) very natural. Maybe he just happen to wear a Kason shirt. I mean they have to wear other clothes right, besides wearing just ALL YONEX all the time 24hrs a day...

Kason sponsors at least the Chinese junior team. a lot of local tournaments in China which the pros plays in are also sponsored by Kason. in some of these competitions, they can only wear Kason apparel and use Kason rackets!

as a result, i am not surprised Chen Hong is wearing Kason. and to be honest, that shirt looks pretty smart!

was this shot taken in the younger days? Chen hong look younger and thinner in this picture.

cannot be. he and Gao only started going out around the beginning of 2003.

when in love, one looks better... ;)

and hey look, matching color pants... :)

Very observant kwun. :)

Hmmm... without their badminton gear on, and if you ignore the "Kason" mark, they look like two totally ordinary people. They don't even look that athletic to me :D. Which reminds me, although it's a bit off topic, I've always found it interesting how different the players at my club look if I happen to see them in their regular civillian, non-badminton, clothes. I'm always just used to seeing them in athletic or badminton wear :cool:.

I've a chance to see some sweet moments b/w them in HK Open - Gao gave support to Chen when he loose to Bao, and Chen congraduated Gao when she won the Women Doubles final. It just made people jealous. :)

yup.. i saw two of them in Singapore Open 03. Chen Hong gave Gao Ling a hug when he just finished the match with Ronald Susilo while Gao was waiting for her match to start. Gao pushes Chen away and says ...**yuck**!! But Chen purposely used his sweat to disturb Gao... :)

Originally posted by shuyi
yup.. i saw two of them in Singapore Open 03. Chen Hong gave Gao Ling a hug when he just finished the match with Ronald Susilo while Gao was waiting for her match to start. Gao pushes Chen away and says ...**yuck**!! But Chen purposely used his sweat to disturb Gao... :)

Thats funny. :) It is great to have a person that enjoys the same passion who support you by yourside. No wonder Chen Hong keeps winning. Extra Boost!

Originally posted by timeless
Hmmm... without their badminton gear on, and if you ignore the "Kason" mark, they look like two totally ordinary people. They don't even look that athletic to me :D. Which reminds me, although it's a bit off topic, I've always found it interesting how different the players at my club look if I happen to see them in their regular civillian, non-badminton, clothes. I'm always just used to seeing them in athletic or badminton wear :cool:. So true. After HK Open, I was a little dizzy after meeting so many people. There were many people I recognise in the audience and on court(!). On finals day, I am am quite tired and after the games finsihed, I have to go to a wedding (yes, I dressed up to go to a wedding and went to HK Open dressed up:))

When at the wedding, I recognise the girl receiving guests. But I just cannot remember from where before though I am familiar enough to talk to her. Then I found out she is my old work colleague after asking her:o. I didn't recognise her becuase she is wearing nice clothes and make up (looks much prettier!) instead of her uniform at work.:rolleyes:

So loving...

Originally posted by kwun
Kason sponsors at least the Chinese junior team. a lot of local tournaments in China which the pros plays in are also sponsored by Kason. in some of these competitions, they can only wear Kason apparel and use Kason rackets!

as a result, i am not surprised Chen Hong is wearing Kason. and to be honest, that shirt looks pretty smart!

Kwun, not only that Kason sponsors state team etc. I am lucky to get a Fujian state
training top - kason top.

funny how we rarely see badminton players in their civvies. Makes a big difference to theirt image and gives them personality. You see it in all sports and I think it helps other sports image by doing so, it would be nice to see it more in badminton.

Originally posted by Lord Belborough
funny how we rarely see badminton players in their civvies. Makes a big difference to theirt image and gives them personality. You see it in all sports and I think it helps other sports image by doing so, it would be nice to see it more in badminton.

Dear Lord! Where are you from? England, I suppose?

Can't see from your profile under 'location'.

This is a picture of them both. Don't know how old it is. It is taken from Ra Kyungmin's homepage.

i think they r getting married soon :)

i think they r getting married soon :)

gao ling said if she win the olympic than she only married chen hong :rolleyes:

My first reaction to the picture was that Kwun posted a honeymoon picture from Janet and himself. But then I thought that the guy just looked toooo familiar.

My first reaction to the picture was that Kwun posted a honeymoon picture from Janet and himself. But then I thought that the guy just looked toooo familiar.
The post was posted last year.

The post was posted last year.


Oh. It was actually posted a few days ago in General Forum, so I thought it was a new post. Then it was removed and placed in the Pro's Forum, a bit confusing.

This is a picture of them both. Don't know how old it is. It is taken from Ra Kyungmin's homepage.

Ra Kyung Min has homepage? May I have the address?

Hmm... when I saw that kwun was the original starter of this thread, I thought I was finally going to see "a certain happy badminton couple" tim! :D

-Rick

hi... in my memory... ye zhaoying 'used to be' in love with kim hak kyun..
so what is the condition now? have ye married? and where is kim?

-DEleted- no personal attack!

wow. they look really normal. like as in, they look more relaxed. during matches, they are always so serious. but i never thought that chen hong and gao were together or would get together i always had that conception that gao ling was with zhang jun and chen hong was married. :o

wow!! they are very compatible and yes, they look natural in that photo talen together. i like the way Gao Ling manages a smile whenever she plays matches despite the tension amidst the competition (how did she do that?) and Chen Hong's calm and confident composure during tournament.
Both of them look friendly too.
3 cheers for them!!

wow!! they are very compatible and yes, they look natural in that photo talen together. i like the way Gao Ling manages a smile whenever she plays matches despite the tension amidst the competition (how did she do that?) and Chen Hong's calm and confident composure during tournament.
Both of them look friendly too.
3 cheers for them!!

They looked like a perfect couple.

hi... in my memory... ye zhaoying 'used to be' in love with kim hak kyun..
so what is the condition now? have ye married? and where is kim?

Kim Hakkyun is married, too.
He is responsible for WS in the Korean national squad.
Ye ZI is also married and has got a daughter.
They are still good friends.