Chinese trio named in BWF鈥檚 Hall of Fame
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China鈥檚 Olympic gold medalists Zhang Ning, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng have been inducted into the Badminton World Federation鈥檚 Hall of Fame, the sport鈥檚 governing body said yesterday.
The trio will be officially recognized at a virtual ceremony and media event on June 16, the BWF said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur. Zhang won gold in the women鈥檚 singles at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and was crowned world champion in 2003. Cai and Fu are the only men鈥檚 doubles pair to have won four world titles. They also won Olympic gold at London in 2012. BWF President Poul-Erik Hoyer said the trio are 鈥渋conic figures鈥. 鈥淭hey played at an incredibly high level, which helped them win every major title in badminton,鈥 he added. 鈥淢ost importantly, the standards they set will always be a challenge for younger generations of players who seek to emulate them.鈥
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