Paris Olympics may be last for badminton ‘golden duo’

2024-05-27

Men’s badminton pair Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin brought home the gold at the Tokyo Olympics. This July, they plan to do the same in Paris. Wang says he will cherish every moment on the court with his doubles partner, as it very well could be their last. Fans are also hoping the golden duo can pull off a repeat performance this summer.

They earned the title “golden duo” after winning gold in men’s doubles at the Tokyo Olympics. Three years later, Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin are returning to the Summer Games, although this time could be their last playing together.

Lee Yang
Badminton Olympian
It suddenly feels like a countdown. Personally, I feel happy. If I can finish this off well—my badminton career, my sports career—I figure I will have done everything I set my mind to and exceeded all expectations.

Twenty-eight-year-old Lee said this year would be his last playing badminton professionally. Although the Olympics might be his final competition, it’s also the largest. Wang said he’d cherish every last moment as his partner.

Wang Chi-lin
Badminton Olympian
Whether it’s our final competition or not, I’ll cherish it all. I hope that on astage as huge as the Olympics, I can play at my full strength to ease the pressure on Lee a little.

Wang said it’s often his fault when a game goes awry, and hopes to hold his own. As for whether he would snag another gold to close out his career, Lee has his own plans.

Lee Yang
Badminton Olympian
I alwaysexpect the worst. I’ll think up something bad, so that if it ends up better, I’ll feel like I’veearned it. Sports are exciting because you can never guess the outcome.

Regardless of whether it’s the golden duo’s last outing or not, badminton fans can look forward to some new faces on Team Taiwan.

Lee Chia-hsin
Badminton Olympian
Honestly, people keepcongratulating me on getting to the Olympics and it still hasn’t hit. At this point, of course I’d like to win a medal.

Going up against the best players in the world, Lee Chia-hsin and mixed doubles partner Yeh Hong-wei are looking to bring their best performance.

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"黃金男雙"再戰奧運 "麟洋配"最後一舞?

2024-05-27

台灣羽球黃金男雙李洋、王齊麟，挾帶東京奧運奪金光環，今年七月要繼續挑戰巴黎奧運，王齊麟說，他會珍惜每次和李洋一起上場的機會，因為這很有可能是兩人生涯最後一次搭檔，球迷也希望他們能為台灣再拿一面奧運獎牌。

三年前在東京奧運風光奪金，獲得「黃金男雙」的美名，三年後李洋、王齊麟要再戰巴黎奧運，而這也可能是他們生涯最後一次搭檔。

[[羽球國手李洋]]
“突然有種被倒數的感覺吧，我覺得自己還滿開心的，就是覺得說，如果我是很順利地完成這一個，羽球生涯運動生涯，我會覺得說啊我在這段期間，是真的把我能想到的都做了一遍，然後也超乎原本的預期吧。”

28歲的李洋日前宣布，今年是他職業生涯最後一年，雖然奧運不見得是最終戰，但肯定是最大一場賽事，搭檔王齊麟也相當珍惜每一場比賽。

[[羽球國手王齊麟]]
“不管是不是最後一場，我都非常珍惜，那希望說在奧運這麼大的比賽，這麼大的舞台，可以把自己的實力好好地發揮，然後可以讓李洋壓力小一點。”

王齊麟自嘲，常常都是自己發揮不好影響比賽走向，希望先把自己做好。至於是不是再拿一面金牌，為生涯尾聲增色？李洋有自己獨特的想法。

[[羽球國手李洋]]
“我都會想著最差的，我覺得我會把它想得差一點，那如果好一點的話，那我會覺得賺到，因為我覺得，運動之所以有趣，就是你根本猜不到結果會是如何。”

儘管這是「麟洋配」的奧運最終戰，不過台灣也有新軍要迎接奧運初體驗。

[[羽球國手李佳馨]]
“說實話我現在就是人家說，恭喜你參加奧運，但真的目前還沒有感覺。都到這裡了當然是希望能奪牌這樣嘛。”

李佳馨將和混雙搭檔葉宏蔚勇闖最高殿堂，面對各國好手，要展現最好的臨場發揮。

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