Why are badminton’s top names miserable about having to play the sport? | Badminton News
If they could, the Badminton World Federation would have found ways to attract larger sponsorships into the sport, given it is highly engaging and watchable and has a large fan base in populous Asia. For, every end of the year is a cruel reminder of how champion shuttlers earn only a fraction of tennis players. But since badminton simply hasn’t managed to bring in the monies, the global body could at least make life easier for its top players. The last two women’s singles Olympic champions and Viktor Axelsen, who won the title in the last two editions in Tokyo and Paris, have spoken out against the wrecking damage the sport’s unforgiving schedule has on their bodies and minds. Chen Yufei had expressed after her Tokyo triumph the dire need she felt to step away from the sport, and how deep a toll it took on her mental health, not to mention the myriad knee, ankle, back, and wrist niggles. An Se Young’s revelations on being treated like a machine and fielded in tournaments continuously …
