november 26, 2022 16:00
Anders Antonsen will, however, continue to have part of his training at the National Elite Training Center in Brøndby and may be selected for championships such as the EC and WC.
Anders Antonsen will no longer be a regular part of the national team training in Brøndby. He has made a decision to move to Dubai to create his own training setup.
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With his move, Anders Antonsen withdraws from Badminton Denmark’s elite program. This means that he can no longer have a Badminton Denmark national coach as head coach, get financial support or make use of Team Denmark’s experts in everyday life.
– I have been really happy to be part of the national team training, and I am not traveling because I am unhappy with how things are going in Denmark. On the contrary, I am very happy and grateful for the cooperation I have had with coaches and my colleagues.
– I have just reached a place in my life where I have a desire and hunger to try myself in a new way. I will have a base in Dubai, but also want to travel and train in different countries and explore the many different approaches to badminton and training culture, says Anders Antonsen.
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Jens Meibom, elite and sports manager at Badminton Denmark, comments on Antonsen’s move:
– We have never hidden the fact that we prefer to have all our best players gathered at NETC (Nationale Elite Træningscenter, ed.), as badminton is a sparring sport, but we respect his choice and only wish that Anders succeeds good luck going forward.
– We have great faith in our training setup, which has documented that it can develop world-class players, and we still believe that we can, even though Viktor and Anders have moved. Firstly, the move does not affect the other categories, where we still need to develop world-class players. In addition, both Anders and Viktor will continue to be at home in Denmark 13-15 weeks a year and train with NETC and thus contribute to the development of the next generation of young players. Finally, they will both still be able to be selected for championships such as EC and WC and contribute to winning medals for Danish badminton, says Jens Meibom.
The National Elite Training Center lays out courts for Denmark’s best badminton players. This is where they have their daily training under the leadership of Badminton Denmark’s national coaching team.
For further questions, elite and sports manager Jens Meibom can be contacted on 4027 2326 or jeme@badminton.dk.
Tags: Anders Antonsen, The National Elite Training Center, Jens Meibom, NETC
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