Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan hangs up racquet

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Lin Dan poses with his trophy following his men’s singles final victory at the Malaysia Open in Kuching in 2017. (AFP pic)BEIJING: China’s two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan, arguably the greatest badminton player of all time, announced his retirement on Saturday aged 36. It means that Lin, who won gold at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Games, will not compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were pushed back to next summer because of coronavirus. The end of Lin’s glorious career comes just over a year after the retirement of his great rival and friend, the Malaysian star Lee Chong Wei. The duo reigned over the sport for more than a decade and have only relinquished that hold in recent years as their powers waned. Lin, who had something of a “bad boy” reputation during his younger days and has several tattoos, ends with 666 singles wins and a glut of medals. “My family, coaches, …