Following her disappointing loss in the gold medal match, Taiwan’s “Queen of Badminton” shared a touching moment she had with an Indian fellow player.
In what was arguably the most anticipated Olympic event finals for Taiwanese, world badminton champion Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) on Sunday (Aug. 1) lost a ferocious battle for the gold to her Chinese opponent Chen Yufei (陳雨菲) 18-21, 21-19, and 18-21. Nevertheless, the silver is Tai’s first Olympic medal and the first badminton medal for a Taiwanese woman.
On her Instagram and Facebook pages on Monday, Tai posted photos showing highs and lows from her last day of competition in Tokyo. Included in the gallery was a snapshot of Tai seated next to her Indian counterpart P.V. Sindhu as the two held up their hard-earned Olympic medals.
Tai wrote that in her third Olympics, she was finally able to make it to the finals, but she lamented that “I was not able to stand on the highest podium.” She said that it is hard not to feel some regrets but acknowledged that there will always be imperfections and vowed that the outcome would motivate her to further improve her game.
Alluding to earlier statements about possibly retiring, Tai wrote….
