体坛英语资讯：Germany aiming to win group at badmintons Sudirman Cup
<p><span word="NANNING">NANNING</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 16-- <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="badminton">badminton</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Xuyan">Xuyan</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Sudirman">Sudirman</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 22," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> 21-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Yvonne">Yvonne</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span>. "<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="she">she</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> 40<span word="th">th</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BWF">BWF</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="singles">singles</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span>."</p><p><span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> 2<span word="B">B</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 19. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Team">Team</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="differed">differed</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="country">country</span>. "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="badminton">badminton</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="amateurs">amateurs</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="badminton">badminton</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="players">players</span>."</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span>." <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="badminton">badminton</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2019 <span word="Sudirman">Sudirman</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="May">May</span> 19 <span word="to">to</span> 26 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanning">Nanning</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Guangxi">Guangxi</span> <span word="Zhuang">Zhuang</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>.</p>
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