Yip Pui-yin eyes one more Asian Games medal before retiring
Hong Kong's top female player is hungry for another podium place at Asian Games
Yip Pui-yin may be preparing for life after badminton, but Hong Kong's leading women's player says she can still challenge for medals at the Asian Games in Incheon next month.
"I have to think about life after sport because I am not young anymore, but my passion for badminton remains the same as when I first turned to full-time training 10 years ago," said Yip, who turns 27 on Wednesday.
I have to think about life after sport because I am not young anymore, but my passion for badminton remains the same as when I first turned to full-time training 10 years ago
"I started some things recently outside of my sporting career, but my focus remains firmly on badminton as I want to challenge myself in the sport once again."
Yip, who won a silver medal in Doha in 2006 and a bronze in Guangzhou four years ago, said she had suspended her studies at the Institute of Education and cut back time spent at a bakery she started with a partner.
"I am now training six days a week and mentally and physically I am still capable of competing at the highest level.
"Of course, my attacking game may not be as powerful as before, but I have become wiser in my tactics as I have gotten older. I have also improved my consistency which has hampered me in the past, although I still need to do better," she said.