Tai Tzu Ying wants to play for one more year

Correspondent

NEW DELHI, August 06 2020 (HS): World number one badminton player Tai Tzu Ying put an end to her retirement speculation by saying that she would play for at least one more year.

The 26-year-old had said that she was thinking of retiring from the Game after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but the Olympic Games has been postponed for a year due to the Corona virus, after which Tai will now play a bit longer.

Tai told the Badminton World Federation, "I will play for the next season now, until I make a decision. I want to finish the next season."

She said, "There is no competition going on right now, that means there is less media spread. I hope people don't forget about me!"

The Taiwanese shuttler, who won gold in the women's singles at the 2018 Asian Games, said the postponement of the games gave her a chance to recharge after a grueling season.

She said, "I can use this time as a period of rest because it had been a long and tight schedule of high-level competition. This is a good time to relax and more to prepare for the Olympics.