The four badminton players representing the United States in this Tokyo Olympic Games are all from China, aged between 24 and 365,438+0. It is worth mentioning that two of them are still brothers.
The four Chinese American badminton players are Zhou Yonghui, Zhou Yongan, Zhang Beiwen and Lin Yongming. What's the story behind them? Who is most likely to hit the Olympic medal?
China brothers hold up half the sky of Meiyu team.
Phillip Chew and Ryan Chew are from Orange County, Southern California, USA. They will take part in the badminton men's doubles competition in Tokyo Olympic Games. Philip Zhou is 27 years old and Kane Zhou is 24 years old.
Both of them are the grandchildren of Zhou Senquan, the founder of Orange County Badminton Club in California, USA, and have been trained by the club since childhood. It is reported that the Orange County Badminton Club in Southern California is currently the national badminton training center in the United States.
According to the previous competition records, Zhou Philip and Zhou started to play men's doubles in 20 17, and won the gold medal in Guatemala badminton international series in 20 17. 202 1 At the Pan American Badminton Championship held in Guatemala, two men won the gold medal in men's doubles.
My brother Zhou participated in the Olympic Games for the second time, while my brother participated in the Olympic Games for the first time.
Lynn Kay, another China badminton player, is 23 years old. He will represent the United States in the men's badminton singles competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Lynn Kay began to contact badminton at the age of six, and 1 1 was trained at the California Badminton Institute.
In 20 14, Lynn Kay won the mixed doubles and men's singles in the Pan-American Junior Badminton Championship, and the men's doubles and mixed doubles came second and third. At the end of 20 19, he won the first international adult badminton championship.
This Tokyo Olympic Games is also Lynn Kay's first time to participate in the Olympic Games. We will wait and see what he will achieve.
The only female player in the Meiyu team is expected.
Zhang Beiwen is the most promising badminton player in Tokyo Olympic Games. She won the runner-up in the French Badminton Open 20 16 and 10. On October 20 18, 18 10, she played in the Indian badminton open and won the first women's singles super series in her career.
Beiwen Zhang was originally from Liaoning, China, and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on October 20-0. 202 1 Won the gold medal in the women's singles event in the Pan-American Badminton Championship held in Guatemala. At this Tokyo Olympic Games, she will represent the United States in the women's singles competition.
Aris Shu, a Chinese who has been a badminton referee for many years, said that representing the United States in the Olympic Games is of great significance to Zhang Beiwen. Because the United States has not won a medal in the Olympic badminton competition for a long time, everyone has high hopes for her.
Alistair Casey, the leader of the American badminton national team, said: "Our athletes are full of energy and ready to participate in the competition. Before coming to Tokyo, they all established a good training environment to help them prepare for the competition. "
Come on!