Thanks for clarifying. Someone else was saying something else. So even HBJ can be selected! When will China make their official announcement?
The Chinese article is sounding an alarm: P V Sindhu who's just turned 21, whoever meets her at Rio had better not take her lightly. http://sports.sina.com.cn/others/badmin/2016-07-05/doc-ifxtsatm1420909.shtml As an underdog with nothing to lose, she can be a spoiler, all right. The other one to be careful of is Akane Yamaguchi, in my opinion. Even among the much lower-ranked ones beyond top 16, such as Line Kjaersfeldt, Tee Jing Yi, Yip Pui Yin, Iris Wang, Liang Xiao Yu, Kristina Gavnholt, are not to be taken for granted.
Pin yin translation Xīnlàng tǐyù xùn jīntiān shì xīn dù 21 suì de shēngrì. Zàiguò yīgè yuè, zhè wèi yìndù xuǎnshǒu jiāng chūxiànzài lǐ yuē àoyùnhuì nǚ dān de sàichǎng shàng, tā jiāng huì yǒu zěnyàng de biǎoxiàn? Xīn dù de fùmǔ dōu céng shì páiqiú yùndòngyuán, xīn dù yī kāishǐ jiēchù de shì páiqiú, zài 10 suì shí, xīn dù kāishǐ zhuǎn liàn yǔmáoqiú. Zài 2009 nián zhōng, nián jǐn 14 suì de xīn dù jiù dǎ jìnle yī xiàng sàishì de nǚ dān bā qiáng. Zài 2010 nián zhōng, hái bù dào 15 suì de xīn dù jiù cānjiāle yóu bó bēisài. Chúle dāndǎ, xīn dù yǒushí hái huì kèchuàn shuāngdǎ. Jīnnián de yóu bó bēisài, xīn dù jiù hěn “xīnkǔ”, tā bùjǐn yào dǎ nǚ dān bǐsài, hái yào yǔ duìyǒu hézuò, dǎ nǚ shuāng bǐsài. 2013 Nián shìjǐn sài ràng hěnduō qiúmí zhīdàole xīn dù, tā liánxù zhànshèng liǎng wèi zhōngguó xuǎnshǒu wángyíhán hé wángshìxián, chéngwéile nà jiè bǐsài zhōng zuìdà de “hēimǎ”. Xīn dù shēncái qícháng, jìngōng jiàowéi xiōngměng. Zhè jǐ nián, suízhe niánlíng de zēngzhǎng, xīn dù de biǎoxiàn yuè lái yuè wěndìng. Xiàn zài, xīn dù de shìjiè páimíng shì dì 10 wèi, bù chū yìwài dehuà, tā jiāng yǔ duìyǒu nèi wǎ'ěr xiéshǒu zhēngzhàn lǐ yuē àoyùnhuì nǚ dān bǐsài. Jīnnián qìjīn wéizhǐ, xīn dù de zhànjì bìng bù shí fèn lǐxiǎng, zhǐ huòdéguò yīgè nǚ dān guànjūn, tā zài huángjīn dàjiǎng sài xìliè de mǎláixīyà dàshī sài zhōng huòdé guànjūn. Dàn cǐhòu, xīn dù de zhuàngtài bù tài lǐxiǎng,5 cì zhǐbù yú bā qiáng,3 cì zhǐbù yú 16 qiáng, hái yǒu 2 cì zhíjiē shǒu lún chūjú. Zài shìjiè yǔ lián guānfāng shàng de xīn dù zīliào yèmiàn shàng xiězhe yīgè zhíyè mùbiāo dì wèntí, xīn dù gěi chū de dá'àn shì——“chéngwéi shìjiè páimíng dì 1 wèi de xuǎnshǒu.”
English translation for the article Today is Sindhu 21st birthday. In one month time, this Indian player will play at the Rio Olympic Games for women's single. How will she perform? Sindhu's parents are both volleyball players so Sindhu came into contact with volleyball first. At the age of 10, Sindhu began to practice badminton. In 2009, when she was 14 years old Sindhu entered the quarterfinals of a women's singles tournament. In 2010, 15-year-old Sindhu joined the Uber Cup. In addition to singles, Sindhu also needs to play in women double. This year's Uber Cup, it is very difficult for Sindhu as she not only play in women single but also women double. In the 2013 World Championships Sindhu became famous because she continuously beat two Chinese players Wang Yihan and Wang Xian. Sindhu is named the biggest "dark horse" in the tournament. Sindu who is a lanky player, have ferocious attack. In recent years as she is getting more mature, Sindhu's performance has become more stable. Now, Sindhu is ranked No. 10, and she will join her team mate Saina who will also be playing in the women single category for Rio Oylmpics 2016. So far this year, Sindhu result is not very good as she only won one singles title, which is the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament. But since then, Sindhu state is not good, losing at the quarter-finals five times, losing three times at round 16, and two first-round exit. Written at the BWF official on Sindhu profile page - "become the world's No. 1 player."
It's a brief write-up of her, mainly to warn others not to take her lightly at Rio OG. My rough translation follows: On 5th July, P V Sindhu turned 21. The article also touched on her background, as both her parents were volleyball players, she started picking up volleyball before taking up badminton at aged 10. In 2010, when barely 15 years old, she played in the Uber Cup. Besides women's singles, she would sometimes play doubles, for example this year's Uber Cup, she worked hard doing double duty in WS and WD. In the 2013 WC, she consecutively defeated two CHN WS, namely Wang Yihan and Wang Shixian to become the biggest dark horse. Sindh is of tall build, plays a comparatively fierce attacking game. As she ages these few years, she's become a more stable player. Now ranked 10 in the world, Sindhu is expected to join Saina Nehwal at Rio Olympics in WS. This year so far, Sindhu's results has not been ideal, only taking one WS title at the MAS GPG. After that, Sindhu's form has not been good,five times going no further than last 8, 3 times ending at last 16, in addition to two first round exits. On the BWF biodata Q & A, Sindhu answered a question on her career goal:" To be a world ranked 1 player". [Not to worry, there's nothing we don't already know of. Remember the write-up is meant for Chinese readers and the import of his message is to sound the warning not to take her lightly in Rio. Actually, now and then there'll be articles published on foreign players for the interest of Chinese audience, I recall, eg, Lee CW (regularly), Viktor Axelsen, H K Vitinghus, Chou Tien Chen, Nozomi Okuhara, Carolina Marin, Sung Ji Hyun, Lee Yong Dae , and several others I can't remember offhand, including in the past, Peter Gade, Tine Baun, Juliane Schenk, Eriko Hirose, just to name some. - Justin]
Ratchanok tested positive for a steroid!!! http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/...gations-cloud-badminton-stars-olympic-dreams/
Too harsh ? On the contrary, too many people escape detection and for too long. Those so-called innocent ones are very few and far between, and they can appeal to have their cases reviewed. Instead we've a situation where WADA is struggling to cope with the ingenuity and persistence of dopers. Usually the damage is done before the drug cheat is caught. Let's wait what BWF and WADA have to say about Intanon Ratchanok's case. Hope for the best outcome, BAT is sure she's not guilty. The problem is the steroid used for treating her knee injury is a PED. The details we have so far is sketchy at best, can't comment too much. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1035069/ratchanok-is-clean-bat-insists "Sakol Wannapong, governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand, said it was just a rumour but it could affect Ratchanok's preparations for the Olympics."
Latest update on IR's case http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning...ts-test-review-fans-still-supportive-updated-
OMG that's a huge blow, RI undoubtedly is one of the finest Gold medal contenders! Hope for the best as almost everybody has repeatedly tested and found "negative" for doping tests by BWF and supposedly by Thai sports authority (as mentioned in report). Yes her instagram post truly indicates she is affected by this report, but she shouldn't loose hopes yet! Go RI
Nothing in particular, I thought I should make it different from everyone else's. There's already a similar poll of who will meet in the WS final too.
Surprised that Marin and WYH got so few votes, Marin is the best player for the past two years, WYH has the best H2H record among top players.
