Olympics News

Malaysia’s star badminton player Lee Chong Wei has announced his retirement from international competitions on Thursday. 36-year-old Chong Wei, who was a former world no. 1, decided to hang his boots from international badminton after suffering from cancer for the last several months.

Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin has revealed that she and PV Sindhu, who she downed in the final, have always been good friends off the court. She has also spoken about the difficulty in coming from a country where badminton is not a big sport and the sacrifices she made to become World No.1.

After producing an impressive performance at the Rio Olympics by reaching the quarters, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth wants to win the gold at the next Olympics. The 23-year-old, who lost to Lin Dan in the quarters, also said that Super Series tournaments are more competitive than the Olympics.

While the nation has been busy celebrating PV Sindhu, India's star from London 2012 – Saina Nehwal – is recovering from a right knee injury. Speaking about Saina’s plans for the near future, coach Vimal Kumar said that the 26-year-old is right now only looking at completing her rehabilitation.