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He was chosen as a badminton player for the Chinese National Badminton Team in 2001.
He ranks behind Thai Princess Sirivannavari in the list of richest badminton players ever.
The 36-year-old posted a message on Chinese social media outlet Weibo and Instagram on Saturday 4 July explaining that his body would no longer allow him to reach his previous lofty heights.
Was this review helpful to you? However, he won his 2nd Asian Championships in which China won all five titles.
Lin Dan retirement: Lin Dan age and career Talking about the Lin Dan age factor, the Chinese superstar called time on his career at the age of 37 having won gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics.