Lin Dan, who is 33 and a six-time All England Champion ... in a nation where tens of millions of people can tune into a televised badminton match, he is almost an institution.

Born in Fujiyan China, Lin Dan (or Super Dan as his fans appropriately call him), is considered as the greatest of all players to have ever played the game of badminton. With 2 Olympic Golds ...

Lin Dan had it. That's what made him special." Lin's contemporaries believe he had all the ingredients that made a near-perfect badminton player. But he wasn't the only tremendously gifted player ...

China’s Lin Dan (R) reacts after winning against India’s Srikanth Kidambi during their men’s singles quarter-final badminton match at the Riocentro stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016, at the ...

HONG KONG (AFP) – Chinese superstar Lin Dan took a swipe at badminton's global governing body after his record fifth world title win was hit by controversy, just a year after a scandal at the ...

Hence, when former two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan announced his exit from the Chinese national badminton team last week, it was a good opportunity to put things in perspective as far as a ...

Nicknamed "Super Dan," the badminton icon retired in 2020. Instead of pursuing a coaching career, Lin chose to enter the business world, capitalizing on his immense commercial value. In 2015 ...

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Lin Dan stepped up a gear just in time to avoid an upset against Emil Holst of Denmark in the second round of the badminton world championships on Wednesday. A day after his ...

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The Chinese internet was abuzz on Thursday after a Weibo user posted photos of Lin Dan with a ‘mystery woman’ just days after the badminton star’s wife gave birth to their first child.

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Lin Dan earned his sixth All England badminton title when he routed Chinese teammate Tian Houwei 21-9, 21-10 in the final on Sunday. The final lacked any tension ...