Taipei badminton hopefuls dream big at Beijing Olympics
4/8/2008 17:05
Chien Yu Chin and Cheng Wen Hsing, an unseeded pair of women's doubles
from Chinese Taipei, are dreaming of marching into semi-finals at the Beijing
Olympics.
Chien and Cheng, currently ranked No. 5, said in Beijing today that
the unseeded position will do good to their preparations as they could feel more
at ease when rivalling Chinese pairs.
The draw was not tough for the pair by
pitting them against an unknown pair from South Africa in the first round, and
then the No. 3 seeds Wei Yili and Zhang Yawen from China in the
quarterfinal.
"We have more confidence against this pair than the other two,
as we could exhibit our skills and capabilities normally in previous meetings,"
said 26-year-old Chien during her training in Beijing.
"We will try out best
to reach semi-finals," said Cheng, whose right wrist was badly injured since
early this year.
However, pairs from China are still too mighty, admitted the
two playful girls, who described pairs from China as "generals with guns and
canons", while they would act like brave soldiers, who are trying to fight
against the generals with their swords and spears.
Chinese Taipei Olympic
Committee has sent four shuttlers to attend the Beijing Olympic Games badminton
tournament to be held at Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium from Aug. 9
to 17.
Xinhua
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