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Super Dan won't postpone marriage for Olympics

Updated: 2010-12-08 17:30

By Zhang Jiawei (chinadaily.com.cn)

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Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan, who achieved a grand slam by winning the gold at Asian Games in Guangzhou, said Tuesday he is now in the process of making the "effort" of trying to marry his girlfriend, retired badminton star Xie Xingfang, Hong Kong-based newspaper Wen Wei Po reported.

Super Dan won't postpone marriage for Olympics
Lin Dan returns a shot against South Korea's Park Sung-hwan during the men's team badminton finals at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, Nov 15, 2010. [File photo/Agencies]

At a press conference with Hong Kong singer Eason Chan on Tuesday, Lin said it is time for him to equate his career with his family, and he hopes Chan can compose a song for him to help him propose to his girlfriend.

"I sacrificed a lot of time with my family, girlfriend and other friends for playing badminton, and now I feel there is a need to equate playing the game, which is the most important thing in my life, with my family," said 27-year-old Lin.

He said he will hold on to play at the 2012 Olympic Games but "won't postpone marriage for preparing for the Games."

"I have experienced a lot and I know what the right choice is," he said. "So I would consider getting married even before the Games, and now I am in this effort."

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