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[Saba Sports News] After the Paris Olympics, Chinese badminton star Chen Yufei announced that she would take a break and applied for ranking protection from the Badminton World Federation (BWF), changing her Weibo nickname to “Chen Yufei on Vacation.” This means that Chen Yufei will not participate in BWF-organized competitions for at least the next three months. On September 20, Chen Yufei’s studio announced that she had started her study abroad journey in Australia. Following this news, rumors about Chen Yufei began to spread online, with some radical fans claiming that she had obtained Australian citizenship and would represent Australia in international competitions. In response, Chen Yufei quickly initiated a public crisis response, stating that she would only represent China in competitions, which is an unchanging principle. Her studying abroad has been approved and supported by the national team. She once considered retirement but was persuaded to stay by her leaders; she is currently on vacation, and saying goodbye is for a better reunion.