Love pours in from all over the world as Lin Dan retires from badminton

Beijing: ​After Lin Dan announced his retirement from professional badminton on July 4, 2020, praise for him started pouring in from around the world.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) posted several messages on its social media pages by calling the Chinese badminton legend “The Glorious Super Dan”, while Lin Dan’s arch-rival Lee Chong Wei also paid emotional tributes to the greatest rival of his career.

Here are some tributes to the 37-year-old badminton legend:

BWF

 

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The Glorious Super Dan 🦸‍♂️ 🏸 🐐 #BWF #BWFBadminton #badminton #badmintonlover #badmintonlovers #🏸

A post shared by Badminton World Federation (@bwf.official) on Jul 5, 2020 at 2:45am PDT

Lee Chong Wei

Peter Gade

 

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The toughest opponent I ever faced in my career, a true inspiration to badmintonfans all over the world, an amazing athlete, and possibly the greatest of all time in our game. Lin Dan, be proud, and enjoy your life with family, friends and new adventures in the years to come ! 💪🙏🏻 #lindan #lovethegame @yonex_badminton

A post shared by Peter Gade Official (@petergadeofficial) on Jul 4, 2020 at 12:15am PDT

Goh Liu Ying

 

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突然看到这个消息，其实有点吓到了. . 看你比赛是一种享受，但我知道坚持的人不容易. ㊗️福你. . . #你退役了 #我快要 #迈进羽坛年纪最大的球员 #四年前的照片 #lindan #林丹

A post shared by Goh Liu Ying OLY 吴柳莹 (@gohliuying) on Jul 3, 2020 at 11:42pm PDT

Woon Khe Wei

 

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相信每个人都有自己的偶像😁，我也不例外。还记得当时要跟他合照，我的心砰砰跳，有点小害羞🤭。昨天看到他退役的消息，有点惊讶，希望他的退役生活更加丰富多彩！ Everyone has his/her own idol 😁, so do I. I still remember clearly at the very first time to take photo with him, my heartbeat shooting up, I felt shy at the same time🤭. I was surprised to know his update yesterday, wishing he has another great and wonderful story after his retirement. . . #bestwishes #happy #retirement #badminton #legend #lindan

A post shared by Janice Woon khe wei (@janicewoon) on Jul 5, 2020 at 3:11am PDT

Shi Yuqi

 

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Happy retirement my idol 😭😭 . 祝你未来好运❤ . . . #happyretirement #lindan #legend

A post shared by Shi Yuqi (@shiyuqi_official) on Jul 4, 2020 at 4:04am PDT

Kidambi Srikanth

 

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I remember playing my first-ever super series final against him. Playing him in China itself was special and he has been one of my favourite players to play against. Have a happy retired life my friend, Lin Dan! 😊🤗

A post shared by Srikanth Kidambi (@srikanth_kidambi) on Jul 4, 2020 at 1:14am PDT

Jonatan Christie

 

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Idol. Opponent. Respect. Legend. . 📸 : GettyImages, BadmintonIndonesa, Badminton Photo.

A post shared by Leonardus Jonatan Christie (@jonatanchristieofficial) on Jul 4, 2020 at 11:17pm PDT

Gronya Somerville

 

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Happy retirement to Lin Dan – a true legend of the game 🙌🏻🤴🏻 2 time Olympic gold medallist and 5x World Champion. 🥇Always a champion! 👏🏼 Enjoy retirement 🙏🏼🤗

A post shared by Gronya Somerville – Badminton🏸 (@gronyasomerville) on Jul 4, 2020 at 2:06am PDT

Lin has had an illustrious badminton career, with these titles under his belt, including 2 Olympic gold medals, 5 world championships titles, 5 Sudirman Cup titles, 6 Thomas Cup titles, 6 All England, 21 Superseries, and 3 World Tour titles, Lin has cemented his spot as the greatest badminton player of all time.