Badminton Olympic Gold Medalist Lee Yang Retires

One of Taiwan's badminton Olympic gold medalists has retired from his sport. Lee Yang gave a tearful goodbye at the end of the Taipei Open on Sunday.

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00:00Taiwan is losing one half of its Olympic champion badminton duo the young and want evening made history at the Paris Olympics this summer

00:08Becoming the first ever men's doubles team to successfully defend an Olympic gold medal

00:13Leon said that he intended to retire at the end of this year and on Sunday

00:17He made good on those plans Lee gave a tearful goodbye at the end of the Taipei Open

00:22He says he will continue to help spread love for badminton

00:26I'm honored to have the opportunity to let more people see that badminton is actually competitive in the game

00:34And then we have a chance to rush to the podium

00:37I thought I would cry, but I didn't think it would be so sad

00:40Realizing that now is the last moment

00:44And then there may be no chance to play on the court in the future

00:48I also thank myself for all the years I have given

00:51And then I gave it all I had

00:54And then I gave everyone these pictures