[Saba Sports News] Li Yongbo is the most outstanding coach in the history of Chinese badminton. Throughout his career, he has cultivated a total of 92 world champions. It is reported that Li Yongbo originally aimed to train 100 world champions, yet due to various reasons, he eventually left the national team and failed to fulfill this ambition.
In 2017, Li Yongbo stepped down as the head coach of the Chinese National Badminton Team amid the Chinese players’ unsatisfactory performances at the All England Open Badminton Championships. After leaving his post, he devoted himself to youth talent training and developing his own self-established leagues. Recently, the 64-year-old Li Yongbo made a public appearance in Shanghai and took up a new position. To further promote badminton and offer a competitive platform for badminton enthusiasts, he has assumed the role of tournament founder and launched the Jiaoda Onlly Cup · Two Tigers Li Yongbo Badminton Open. The event is scheduled to be held in Shanghai on May 2nd and 3rd. Previously, Lin Dan joined forces with many top badminton players to launch a badminton league named after himself. The teacher and former student now running competing badminton events in Shanghai has drawn great interest among fans.
In my opinion, at the age of 64, Li Yongbo still keeps striving and fighting to realize his long-cherished dream of nurturing 100 badminton world champions. His strong sense of responsibility and dedication to the sport is truly admirable.