INDOSPORT.COM – South Korean mixed doubles specialist, Kim Ha-na, on Saturday (11/19/21) announced that she would hang up her racket via social media Instagram.
It is known, Kim Ha-na was ranked 1st in the world with Ko Sung-hyun in the mixed doubles sector. She has also been ranked 5th in the women’s doubles world with Jung Kyung-eun.
The duet of Ko Sung-hyun/Kim Ha-na is one of the toughest competitors from the Asian mixed doubles trio, namely Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir, Zhang Nan/Yao Yunlei, and Xu Chen/Ma Jin.
His duet with Jung Kyung-eun was no less impressive by winning various titles, such as the 2014 Asian Championship silver medal and the 2012 India Open title.
Kim Ha-na was also part of the South Korean team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2017. From his career journey, Kim Ha-na was covered by the decision to hang the racket in 2018 which was quite surprising.
However, in 2019, he decided to return to the International tournament to duet with Kim Sa-rang in the mixed doubles sector.
Although his achievements were not as bright as before, the Kim Sa-rang/Kim Ha-na duo was able to win the title at the Spain Masters 2020.
At that time, in the final, Kim Sa-rang/Kim Ha-na were able to win 15-21, 21-11, 21-10 over the French representatives Tom Qichuel/Delphine Delrue.
However, on Saturday (11/19/21), he again decided to hang the racket which was announced via his personal Instagram @cloud_nine_hn, Kim Ha-na stated her decision to hang
“Should I call myself an ex-player now? In 2018, I withdrew from the national team and I completely stopped playing badminton in 2021, which I have been playing for 21 years.
“I will work hard in my second life from now on, please support me. I haven’t decided what I’m going to do next,” he added.
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