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Kim Dong-moon in Calgary: A Badminton Backwater or a Place with Potential?

There are few more recognizable figures in the badminton world today than Kim Dong Moon. Yet he is currently labouring in relative obscurity, far from his home country, his new wife, and also from the badminton spotlight. In fact, the two-time Olympic gold-medallist has been in Canada since January and has found that the Canadian badminton scene is helping him to shore up one weak point of his game: English.

By Don Hearn. Photos : badmintonphoto

Life after Athens

Kim effectively retired from international competition following his gold medal performance with Ha Tae-kwun in the Athens Olympics. He did, however, return to the national team briefly in May of 2005 to aid in Korea’s defence of its Sudirman Cup title. But 2005 was a turning point for Kim as he began looking overseas not for tournaments to compete in, but for opportunities to learn and coach.

In 2006, she was a gold medallist in Indonesia and Thailand Open, finished as the best young player in China national badminton team, she also won two runner-ups in Switzerland and South Korea Open. End of the year, she will represent China to attend the Doha Asian Games. Her name : Zhu Lin.

By : Seawell Li, Badzine correspondent, photo : Badmintonphoto

Malaysia is about to send a young team to the Asian Games, instead of elder players with experience, banking on their results shown recently. A hint that Malaysia’s future is in the right path, with a bunch of players knowing at the door. Our reporter Noorul Azrin takes a look at the Malaysian Junior squad just before they are about to start an important Satelitte tournament at home.

Photo : Noorul Azrin. From left to right :Shafiq Jamaluddin, Chong Li Qun, Daren Liew, Lim Kenn, Chong Wei Feng, Beryno Wong, Tan Chun Seang.