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    Badminton star Jung Jae-sung dies aged 35

    Badminton star Jung Jae-sung dies aged 35

    By Rodney Dsouza
    (PTI desk)
    Mar 09, 2018
    08:42 pm

    What's the story

    It is a day of mourning for the badminton fraternity.

    Former world number one Jung Jae-sung of South Korea bid adieu to this world, aged 35.

    The two-time All England champion breathed his last on Friday after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home near Suwon.

    Badminton stars are paying their tributes to the legend.

    Twitter Post

    Saina Nehwal pays her tribute to the legend

    #RIPJungJaesung #Great Legend! Prayers and condolences to his family and friends ! Sad day for badminton 😢😢 pic.twitter.com/zbmOSmrGyf

    — Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) March 9, 2018

    All-time great

    Badminton fraternity shocked by Jung Jae-sung's death

    Jae-sung was one of South Korea's most successful badminton stars and shared a successful doubles partnership with Lee Yong-dae.

    The duo clinched the All England title twice as well as the Olympic bronze and two Asian Games bronze medals in their six-year stint together.

    Sung retired from badminton in the year 2012.

    Twitter Post

    Badminton stars remember Jung Jae-sung

    #RIPJungJaesung #Legend Loved that deadly drop shot ! Prayers and condolences to everyone who loved him ! @bwfmedia Sad day for badminton 😔 pic.twitter.com/Xj9MvVW7Sp

    — Parupalli Kashyap (@parupallik) March 9, 2018

    Data

    Jae-sung scaled the number one rank in 2009

    Jung Jae-sung attained the number one rank in doubles in 2009. He also coached the men's doubles team for Korea for a short while.

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