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Beijing Time8moon13On the same day, the Badminton World Federation published an article titled "He Bingjiao Says Farewell" on its official website, announcing that He Bingjiao, the "number two player" in women's singles of the Chinese badminton team, will bid farewell to the international arena.

27He Bingjiao became famous at the age of10Years ago.2014In the 2011 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, she, a Jiangsu native, defeated the Japanese rising star Akane Yamaguchi in the women's singles final and won the championship at her home. The following year, she won the Asian Youth Championship. During the Tokyo Olympic cycle, He Bingjiao gradually became the "second female singles" of the national badminton team and2018Year and2021He won two bronze medals in the 2017 World Championships and finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics.

At the beginning of the Paris Olympic cycle, He Bingjiao had a clear upward trend.2022However, since last year, her competitive state has gradually declined, and she only won two runner-up titles that year. Before the Paris Olympics, He Bingjiao had not entered the finals for a year, and her last championship can be traced back to2022Year10Although he won the fierce internal competition with a slight advantage and barely caught the "last train" to Paris, his world ranking was surpassed by his teammates Han Yue and Wang Zhiyi during the Olympics.

However, He Bingjiao, who narrowly made it to the Olympic team, performed brilliantly in Paris. After successfully qualifying from the group, she faced former World Championships champion and Olympic champion in the first round of the knockout round.1silver1Bronze winner Sindhu2Compare0It was a revenge for the defeat in the bronze medal match of the last Olympics.1/4In the final, she was in amazing form, defeating the defending champion Chen Yufei in two straight sets. In the semifinals, He Bingjiao's opponent Ma Lin was injured and retired when she was leading, and the kind-hearted Suzhou girl shed tears in the interview area after the game. In the final, she was completely defeated by the world's number one An Xiying and won the runner-up, but her action of holding the Spanish badge on the podium won praise at home and abroad.

In addition to achieving certain results in the singles competition, He Bingjiao also won the2021Year and2023Sudirman Cup,2020Year and2024However, the Paris Olympics had just ended.27At the age of 18, she chose to retire from international competitions. It is understood that He Bingjiao applied to the national team for retirement and submitted a retirement report after the Olympic badminton competition. The team approved the application in accordance with her wishes. Since the World Badminton Federation has corresponding requirements and punishment mechanisms for high-ranking players to register for high-level world tours, the national badminton team was forced to retire in 2017.8moon8On the 13th, He Bingjiao's ranking was removed from the world rankings updated on the 13th.

However, the BWF said in an article on its official website that He Bingjiao will still participate in domestic competitions. Fans may still see her at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao National Games next year.

Source: Beijing Sports

Reporter: Wang Xiaoxiao