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[Saba Sports News] Tai Tzu-Ying, the first female
badminton player from Chinese Taipei, reiterated in an interview that she will
retire after this season, and the Paris Olympics will be her final appearance
in the prestigious event. In response, “Indian Express” reporter
Vinayakk Mohanarangan stated on Twitter that this year’s Paris Olympics marks
the end of the “golden generation” of women’s singles, and fans will
witness the last performances of PV Sindhu, Tai Tzu-Ying, Carolina Marin,
Ratchanok Intanon, Yamaguchi Akane, Chen Yufei, Okuhara Nozomi, and other
renowned players in the Olympics. However, some fans argue that Chen Yufei and
Akane Yamaguchi, who are both 26 years old this year, are unlikely to
participate in their last Olympics in Paris. In the editor’s opinion, Chen
Yufei, Tai Tzu-Ying, Akane Yamaguchi, and An Se-young are known as the
“Four Kings” of women’s singles in today’s badminton world. Among
them, An Se-young is known for her stability, Akane Yamaguchi for her agility,
Tai Tzu-Ying for her versatility, and Chen Yufei for her precision. Currently,
only Tai Tzu-Ying has confirmed her retirement after this year. It would be an
exaggeration to say that the Paris Olympics symbolizes the end of the
“golden generation” of women’s singles in international badminton.