I was shocked to read the news in xinhuanet this morning. After the Korean Cup fracas, it seemed that the world number one has not learned the lesson and is as volatile as ever and what is more, the incident was witnessed by the journalists , coaches and his teammates. His act inevitably tarnishes the image of Chinese badminton team which is alrealy marred by controversial match fixing.
Lin Dan punched the men singles coach Ji Xinpeng, Sydney Olympic Gold Medallist after he and Ji fell out over the outcome of an internal Thomas Cup simulation match. The match simulated the format of Thomas Cup comprising Singles and Doubles matches. Lin Dan was grouped with Chen Yu wheareas Bao Chunlai was with Chen Jin in another team. Although Lin Dan defeated Chen Jin in the singles match , his team eventually lost to their opponent. Apparently, Lin Dan was not happy with the result of the match and questioned Ji about the arrangement of the order of the ties. Heated arguments ensued which saw Lin hitting Ji amidst the conflict. Ji did not retaliate though. For more details, you may refer to the report in the link,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2008-04/10/content_7950671.htm
Lin Dan punched the men singles coach Ji Xinpeng, Sydney Olympic Gold Medallist after he and Ji fell out over the outcome of an internal Thomas Cup simulation match. The match simulated the format of Thomas Cup comprising Singles and Doubles matches. Lin Dan was grouped with Chen Yu wheareas Bao Chunlai was with Chen Jin in another team. Although Lin Dan defeated Chen Jin in the singles match , his team eventually lost to their opponent. Apparently, Lin Dan was not happy with the result of the match and questioned Ji about the arrangement of the order of the ties. Heated arguments ensued which saw Lin hitting Ji amidst the conflict. Ji did not retaliate though. For more details, you may refer to the report in the link,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2008-04/10/content_7950671.htm
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