Badminton Team Head Coach Toned Down Sudirman CupThere exists some difficulties for the Chinese national badminton team in wining the gold of the upcoming Sudirman Cup, the mixed world team championship, according to Li Yongbo, head coach of the team in Qingdao, Shandong Province on May 16.Currently, the national team is taking close training for the coming Sudirman Cup and World Championship in Qingdao. Li said that the Danish, Indonesian, ROK and Chinese teams, of which the ROK team is still veiled in mystery, all have the opportunities to win the gold in the Sudirman Cup. He reiterated that the public opinion at home of measuring the team in the light of its records gained in the Sydney Olympics poses heavy pressures on both coaches and players in the upcoming two matches. So he expected more understanding from the domestic public opinion. By PD Online staff member Huang Ying |
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