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'It's lovely to win in seniors badminton - but friendship and respect is key'
19.10.26, 06:00 Updated 18.10.26, 16:44 4 Minute Read
“There is no doubt that growing old together is heart warming and highly motivating in terms of looking after yourself, keeping fit and relationships. And that’s away from the game and the results.”
So says Jon Austin, the former Badminton England and GB performance director, who in 2006 first ventured into the seniors game and narrowly missed out on a medal at the European Championships in the Netherlands.
Spool forward several age categories 20 years on and, for the first time, he had won two doubles golds at O60s level with formidable and dependable partners at the Euros in Sardinia.
Austin has been playing, coaching and been an administrator in the game spanning nearly 50 years. And the love of the sport shows no signs of abating any time soon.
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Rod Gilmour
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Rod has written for every UK national newspaper in a sports journalism career spanning more than 20 years. He has covered badminton for Reuters and the Daily Telegraph at a time when the Lin Dan v Lee Chong Wei rivalry was in full flow. He is also founder of The Hockey Paper and Squash Mad.