2012 year8month5On the day, Cai Yun, a member of the Chinese badminton team, finally realized his dream, and joined his partner Fu Haifeng on the men’s doubles championship podium at the London Olympics.
This men’s doubles final is calledCai Yun of “Wind and Cloud Combination” /Fu Haifeng2ratio0Beat Danish Bowie/Morganson won the championship strongly. At that time, they ranked second in the world and were the number one seed in the men’s doubles of this Olympic Games. They entered the final with a record of six sweeps. The Chinese badminton team has never won a championship in the Olympics before and is looking forward to a breakthrough.
In the first game, the two sides quickly entered the state, Cai Yun/ Fu Haifeng11ratio6Leading into the technical timeout, although once equalized by the opponent, still with21ratio16A big score was won.In the second round, the Danish player made his last stand, Cai Yun/When Fu Haifeng was behind in the start, he patiently dealt with the opponent, took the lead in getting the game points, and finally21ratio15win. This is a historic moment. At the moment of winning, Cai Yun threw off his racket, bypassed the advertising board, rushed to the audience to celebrate the victory.This game takes time42Minutes, Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng won the first Olympic men’s doubles gold medal in the history of the Chinese badminton team and achieved a “zero breakthrough.”
Cai Yun is not only an Olympic champion, but also a four-time champion in the World Championships, five consecutive titles in the Thomas Cup, and six consecutive titles in the Sudirman Cup. He is the first pair of men’s doubles players in the history of Chinese sports to achieve a badminton grand slam.The Guinness record for “the most men’s doubles champion at the Badminton World Championships”.
Behind the glory is not all smooth sailing. Cai Yun was very versatile when he was a child, and obtained the Accordion Tenth Certificate.8 When he was 10 years old, his parents felt that he was weak, so they took him to practice badminton. At that time, it was only for the purpose of physical exercise and did not expect him to become a professional player, but Cai Yun has always liked badminton. In the sixth grade, he began to participate in provincial competitions;18He reached the quarter-finals of the National Badminton Championships when he was 10 years old, and was called to the national team as a men’s singles player the following year. Unexpectedly, his body was not allowed to exercise vigorously at that time because his heart had an extra collateral branch. He did a heart radiofrequency ablation operation without telling his parents to continue his sports career.
2008 The Beijing Olympics, Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng regretted picking silver.After the final in the evening, the two had a long talk about their future.
Till morning6 point.Cai Yun was already28Years old, but the Chinese badminton team has never won the men’s doubles Olympic championship. He very much hopes to win this honor for the country, and his desire for breakthrough is very strong. He chose to persist, but based on the consideration of the team’s framework, the coaching staff split the “Fengyun Combination”. As a result, the results were mediocre for a while, and both Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng realized that they were the most intimate and suitable partners, so they regrouped.2009、2010、2011In 2015, the two were in good condition, winning three consecutive World Championships, and finally2012Won the Olympic gold medal in the year.
Talking aboutThere is also a short story about the experience of “Fengyun Combination”. At the time, the coach asked the players to write the names of the teammates they most wanted to combine with them on a small note. Cai Yun chose Fu Haifeng. He always felt that he and his left-handed teammate were more suitable.Fu Haifeng wrote 3One of the personal names is Cai Yun.Just like that, the two partners walked by10for many years.2016In the year Cai Yun retired.
Founded“Super Oxygen” brand
After retiring, Cai Yun did not transform into a coach like many athletes, but embarked on the road of entrepreneurship to promote mass sports culture. He believes that a sports event needs a public foundation in order to train top players into world champions and Olympic champions. Popular sports are very meaningful.He founded sports culture and badminton sports brand“Super Oxygen” means energy and oxygen, to cheer the people involved in sports. Cai Yun said: “I want to promote badminton through’Super Oxygen’ and share the knowledge and experience I have accumulated in my career with everyone.” From an athlete to an entrepreneur, Cai Yun has no problem adapting. He said that both before and now Is engaged in badminton sports, are familiar areas.
Currently,“Super Oxygen” includes four core products and content of self-media, online teaching, offline training, and Champions League. Training centers are set up in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xiamen, Nanjing, Suzhou and other places to carry out offline training. Entrepreneurship is full of challenges. Cai Yun found that there are many people involved in badminton and many training institutions. How to share high-quality content with more people is a major issue facing him and his team.
The online courses created by “Super Oxygen” are different from other institutions, and many changes have been made in teaching. Through more interactive and interesting teaching content, beginners can learn more professional knowledge of playing. The learning process of online badminton is: watch the designated video, check in after completing the designated “homework”, and shoot the feedback video to communicate with the coaching team online.Take “Forehand Net Pre-Small Technology” as an example, the length of the course 14Today, students can interact with Cai Yun to get comments.Online teaching has95%Cai Yun personally recorded video lectures.
Cai Yun said：“Online courses are opened because the sudden epidemic has changed people’s lifestyles. Many people exercise at home and videos are convenient for them to learn.” In addition to badminton teaching, online courses also include fitness and rehabilitation courses to satisfy the general public. demand.
Youth training isOne of the main businesses of “Super Oxygen”, the curriculum is tailored according to the youth’s current physical fitness and acceptability. The concept of “Super Oxygen” team youth training is to be healthy and happy, and cultivate children’s interest in badminton and sports.Such as for 6-8For children at the age of enlightenment, the courses pay more attention to fun. In addition to basic teaching, interactive games and interactive exercises between children are also arranged. Taking into account the characteristics of this age group, the class time will not be too long. Cai Yun hopes that every teenager who comes to “Super Oxygen” can voluntarily and happily receive training, enjoy the joy of exercise, and have a positive attitude in study and life.
Cai Yun was the captain of the Chinese badminton team. On the road to entrepreneurship, he uses his own advantages to lead the team forward, and maximizes the strengths of each member. He considers everything, not only for teenagers, but also for adults. In his words, this is like cooking, all types must be matched. Cai Yun has a lot of insights about the identity of athletes and entrepreneurs. In the past, as an athlete, focusing on training and becoming an entrepreneur requires more comprehensive strength and the ability to consider all aspects.
Nowadays, new media has become an important communication tool. Cai Yun communicates with audiences in an interactive way through various platforms such as public accounts, Weibo, and Douyin, spreads sports culture, and advocates national fitness.His public account“Talking about badminton with Cai Yun” not only analyzes badminton events from a professional perspective, but also brings professional answers to the public for learning badminton.This official account is from 2016Since the year of operation, it has been released400Original articles with stable reading volume. He has also continued to use short videos, short videos, etc. on new media platforms such as Weibo, Douyin, and Kuaishou.vlogIt publishes interesting content related to badminton and sports and fitness, and links with Weibo Sports and other platforms to initiate interactive activities such as fan questions and answers, so that more people can experience the fun of sports.
Life is not just badminton
Cai Yun’s life is not just about badminton, participation in public welfare activities is also an indispensable part. Cai Yun pays special attention to children and youth public welfare undertakings.2020 In 1988, he participated in the “Sunshine Playground” charity project jointly initiated by Alibaba, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation and local education departments. “Before our track was made of stones, there would be a lot of dust in gym class……Someone donated the runway, and we want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts. During the live broadcast of the event, Cai Yun shared a letter from students who benefited from the “Sunshine Playground” project, and showed the changes in the school sports environment through pictures, calling on the public to help improve the sports conditions of students in impoverished areas and help young people achieve sports. dream.
Cai Yun was also invited to attend fashion events, participate in meaningful and interesting program recordings, experience different life roles, extend the sportsmanship of facing challenges directly outside the stadium, and spread mass sports culture in a variety of ways.
Cai Yun has a wide range of hobbies. Apart from badminton, his favorite is football.He pays attention to major football matches, and he often meets with friends to play football and enjoys the feeling of running and galloping on the green field. Friends laughed and called him“Football player delayed by badminton.”He also loves music and in his free time, this “Badminton Jacky Cheung” will be with friends KSong, enjoy the fun of music.
Cai Yun still keeps in touch with his former teammates. Regarding the transformation of athletes, he believes that the learning environment is now greatly improved. The development of science and technology and the convenience of the network provide many channels for learning. Therefore, it is more necessary to actively master new knowledge and new skills to strengthen their own strength.
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