(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON-INTERVIEW

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BADMINTON-INTERVIEW

(240803) -- PARIS, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese shuttlers Zheng Siwei (R) and Huang Yaqiong, who won the Olympic badminton mixed doubles gold medals, take part in an interview with Xinhua at the main press center of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 3, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Huiwo)

2024 Indonesia Masters begins in Jakarta

STORY: 2024 Indonesia Masters begins in Jakarta SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament STORYLINE: The 2024 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament began on Tuesday at Istora Senayan sports stadium in the capital of Jakarta, with 278 players from 29 countries and regions participating in the event. Chinese Taipei deployed the largest number of players at 36 in the tournament, followed by China with 34 players, and Indonesia also with 34 players. However, some top shuttlers skipped this year's Indonesia Masters, including Danish men's singles player Viktor Axelsen, South Korean women's singles player An Se-Young, Chinese women's doubles pair Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan, and Chinese men's doubles pair Liang Weikeng/Wang Chan. The Indonesia Masters, part of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500, will end on Sunday, awarding a total prize money of 420,000 U.

Chinese shuttlers win two titles at Indonesia Masters

STORY: Chinese shuttlers win two titles at Indonesia Masters DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the games 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG SHUXIAN, Women's doubles player STORYLINE: Chinese shuttlers collected two gold medals on Sunday at the 2023 Indonesia Masters. Women's doubles pair Liu Shengshu and Zhang Shuxian beat the Japanese duo of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota 22-20, 21-19 in a match full of long rallies, which tested the nerves and stamina of both pairs. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG SHUXIAN, China's Women's doubles player "The result is surprising. It's the first time for us to compete as a pair. We wanted to learn from other players through this competition. We didn't think we would win. We just tried to do our best." Zhang was formerly paired with Zheng Yu, with the duo reaching No. 4 in the world. Her current partner Liu, 18, is the reigning world junior champion in both women's and mixed doubles categories. In the mixed doub

Chinese shuttlers reach semifinals in all categories at Indonesia Masters

STORY: Chinese shuttlers reach semifinals in all categories at Indonesia Masters DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the venues and audiences 2. various of the games 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HAN YUE, Chinese badminton player in Woman's Single 4. various of the games STORYLINE: Chinese shuttlers delivered another convincing performance at the 2023 Indonesia Masters in Jakarta on Friday as they advanced into semifinals in all categories. In a tough battle against home favorites Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, China's Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi won 11-21, 21-13, 25-23 in front of a loud home crowd in just over an hour to reach the men's doubles semifinal, facing compatriots He Jiting and Zhou Haodong, who beat Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik on Saturday. Meanwhile, in the men's singles, Shi Yuqi bested his countryman Lu Guangzu 21-10, 21-17 and is now scheduled to face Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. Women's doubles pa

China, Thailand ink agreement in cooperation to promote badminton

STORY: China, Thailand ink agreement in cooperation to promote badminton DATELINE: July 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: The badminton associations of China and Thailand signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday to promote exchange and cooperation in the sport. The agreement was signed by Zhang Jun, president of Chinese Badminton Association and KhunyingPatama Leeswadtrakul, president of the Badminton Association of Thailand. The signing was witnessed by Han Zhiqiang, Chinese ambassador to Thailand. Zhang said he hopes the MoU will result in the shuttlers of both countries achieving great success in major competitions like the Olympic Games and Asian Games. He also expressed appreciation to the Thai Badminton Association for helping the Chinese badminton team to set up a training base in Thailand for international tournaments. For her part, KhunyingPatama said the cooperation with China would help the development of Th

Bulgarian shuttlers to train in Okayama before 2020

Bulgarian shuttlers to train in Okayama before 2020

Bulgarian Badminton Federation President Puzant Kassabian (C) and Okayama mayor Masao Omori (R) pose during a signing ceremony in Okayama, Japan, on Dec. 3, 2017. Bulgaria will be based in Okayama for training camp ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo