"Lee/Wang Pair" Reunites at Morning Cup; Lee Yang: "Burning My Rotator Cuff"
Taiwan's Olympic gold medalist badminton pair, the "Lee/Wang Pair," reunited for an exhibition match. Lee Yang, who has become the Minister of Sports, said about his first game in a while, "I was burning my rotator cuff," and promoted the importance of exercise.
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The Morning Cup Badminton Championships entered its final day today. The organizers specially invited Lee Yang to reunite with Wang Chi-lin to recreate the Olympic gold-medal-winning "Lee/Wang Pair" for an exhibition match against this year's Taiwan U19 men's doubles champions, Lin Sheng-ming and Huang Tzu-yuan.
Although the "Lee/Wang Pair" once trailed 0-5 at the start, they eventually won 31-19.
In a media interview after the match, Wang Chi-lin said, "The familiar feeling is the best." As soon as he got on the court, it was the same as before, the chemistry was still there, and the Minister would give pointers on how to play every shot. "I hear the BWF is going to switch to a 15-point system, I'll suggest the Minister consider a comeback."
Lee Yang mentioned, "Being able to exercise is always good, and I'm very happy to be able to team up with Wang Chi-lin again at the Morning Cup. I'm also especially grateful to the two junior opponents, they performed very well, I've seen them play before."
Since becoming the Minister of Sports, Lee Yang revealed that he has only played badminton 4 times. This exhibition match was also quite intense. He said with a laugh, "Basically, the other three were doing most of the playing. I'm very grateful that my opponents didn't have the 'intent to kill'."
Lee Yang revealed that although it was an exhibition match, "I still have the competitive spirit of not wanting to lose, but it's really been too long since I played badminton. I was very worried about getting injured before the match, and I was very out of breath on the court. Almost every shot was burning my rotator cuff."
In addition to participating in the exhibition match, Lee Yang also led the Ministry of Sports to sign up for the Morning Cup, demonstrating his determination to promote sports for all. He said, "I am very grateful to my colleagues and supervisors at the Ministry of Sports for coming down to compete with me. I hope everyone can enjoy sports and develop a habit of exercising." (Edited by Kuan Chung-wei) 1150412
Although the "Lee/Wang Pair" once trailed 0-5 at the start, they eventually won 31-19.
In a media interview after the match, Wang Chi-lin said, "The familiar feeling is the best." As soon as he got on the court, it was the same as before, the chemistry was still there, and the Minister would give pointers on how to play every shot. "I hear the BWF is going to switch to a 15-point system, I'll suggest the Minister consider a comeback."
Lee Yang mentioned, "Being able to exercise is always good, and I'm very happy to be able to team up with Wang Chi-lin again at the Morning Cup. I'm also especially grateful to the two junior opponents, they performed very well, I've seen them play before."
Since becoming the Minister of Sports, Lee Yang revealed that he has only played badminton 4 times. This exhibition match was also quite intense. He said with a laugh, "Basically, the other three were doing most of the playing. I'm very grateful that my opponents didn't have the 'intent to kill'."
Lee Yang revealed that although it was an exhibition match, "I still have the competitive spirit of not wanting to lose, but it's really been too long since I played badminton. I was very worried about getting injured before the match, and I was very out of breath on the court. Almost every shot was burning my rotator cuff."
In addition to participating in the exhibition match, Lee Yang also led the Ministry of Sports to sign up for the Morning Cup, demonstrating his determination to promote sports for all. He said, "I am very grateful to my colleagues and supervisors at the Ministry of Sports for coming down to compete with me. I hope everyone can enjoy sports and develop a habit of exercising." (Edited by Kuan Chung-wei) 1150412