World No. 4 Chen takes men's singles bronze medal at National Games
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-18 11:01:19   Print

    QINGDAO, East China, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- World No. 4 Chen Jin from Jiangsu clinched men's singles badminton bronze medal at the 11th Chinese National Games here on Sunday.

    Chen, who won the Beijing Olympic bronze medal after overcoming Lee Hyun-II of South Korea, piped Hu Yun from Hong Kong 21-16, 21-17.

    Chen, 23, lost his semifinal to Lin Dan 16-21, 21-15 and 7-21, which was a replay of the semifinal at last National Games.

    While Hu, a dark horse, conceded to Bao Chunlai from Hunan in the semi 14-21, 6-21 to enter the bronze medal match.

Editor: Anne Tang
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