Former Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, China Badminton Association Chairman Zhang Jun Under Investigation
Zhang Jun, Chairman of the China Badminton Association and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, is under investigation for serious disciplinary and legal violations. The announcement came days after reports of his disappearance, with Chinese media calling him the first Olympic champion to fall.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 29th) Zhang Jun, Chairman of the China Badminton Association and Vice President of Nanjing Sport Institute, who won two Olympic gold medals, has been reported missing for several days. Today, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and the National Supervisory Commission of China announced that Zhang Jun is suspected of serious disciplinary violations and illegal activities and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. Some Chinese media directly point out that Zhang Jun is the first Olympic champion in China to be investigated and removed from office.
The announcement mentioned that the units currently investigating Zhang Jun are the Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision Team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed at the General Administration of Sport of China, as well as the Supervisory Commission of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province.
According to previous reports from Chinese media and online information, Zhang Jun was reported missing for several days before the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced his investigation today. Some Chinese badminton fans noticed that Zhang Jun was absent from two major recent badminton tournaments, the Badminton Asia Championships and the Thomas & Uber Cup, leading to rumors of his being taken away by disciplinary inspection and supervisory authorities within the badminton circle.
Simultaneously, Zhang Jun's information has been removed from the "School Leadership" column on the official website of Nanjing Sport Institute, where he served.
Economic Observer newspaper previously quoted insiders as saying that Zhang Jun's alleged involvement in the case mainly relates to his tenure at the China Badminton Association. After Zhang Jun went missing, his relatives had inquired about his whereabouts with the Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau.
According to public information, Zhang Jun, born in 1977, won gold medals in mixed doubles badminton at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. After retiring in 2007, he successively served as assistant coach for China's women's doubles, and head coach for men's doubles and mixed doubles. In 2018, he became Vice Chairman of the China Badminton Association, was promoted to Chairman in 2019, and was re-elected in 2023. (Editors: Qiu Guoqiang / Yang Shenru) 1150429
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 29th) Zhang Jun, Chairman of the China Badminton Association and Vice President of Nanjing Sport Institute, who won two Olympic gold medals, has been reported missing for several days. Today, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and the National Supervisory Commission of China announced that Zhang Jun is suspected of serious disciplinary violations and illegal activities and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervisory investigation. Some Chinese media directly point out that Zhang Jun is the first Olympic champion in China to be investigated and removed from office.
The announcement mentioned that the units currently investigating Zhang Jun are the Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision Team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed at the General Administration of Sport of China, as well as the Supervisory Commission of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province.
According to previous reports from Chinese media and online information, Zhang Jun was reported missing for several days before the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced his investigation today. Some Chinese badminton fans noticed that Zhang Jun was absent from two major recent badminton tournaments, the Badminton Asia Championships and the Thomas & Uber Cup, leading to rumors of his being taken away by disciplinary inspection and supervisory authorities within the badminton circle.
Simultaneously, Zhang Jun's information has been removed from the "School Leadership" column on the official website of Nanjing Sport Institute, where he served.
Economic Observer newspaper previously quoted insiders as saying that Zhang Jun's alleged involvement in the case mainly relates to his tenure at the China Badminton Association. After Zhang Jun went missing, his relatives had inquired about his whereabouts with the Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau.
According to public information, Zhang Jun, born in 1977, won gold medals in mixed doubles badminton at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. After retiring in 2007, he successively served as assistant coach for China's women's doubles, and head coach for men's doubles and mixed doubles. In 2018, he became Vice Chairman of the China Badminton Association, was promoted to Chairman in 2019, and was re-elected in 2023. (Editors: Qiu Guoqiang / Yang Shenru) 1150429
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