Article: (China Sports) Star shuttler quits national team to enjoy badmintonand life

(China Sports) Star shuttler quits national team to enjoy badminton and life

CHENGDU, Sichuan Province, July 17 (Xinhua) -- World second- ranked badminton player Chen Hong has withdrawn from the Chinese national team to enjoy life and badminton.

The 27-year-old Chen, ranked only after compatriot Lin Dan in the world, has been competing in international tournaments in the name of, as Chen himself put it, a "self-employed player".

"Life has been better since I resigned from the national team in February," said Chen, who has played badminton since the age of 9 and had been on the national team for 10 years.

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