In my opinion, badminton is a very undervalued and under-rated sport and therefore badminton players' achievements are not fully recognized. Not everyone can name the badminton singles final champion in the Beijing Olympics. But at least the Queen it seems, shows some recognition for the great achievers in badminton.
Taken from the BBC Sport website:
Badminton star Emms, who retired from the sport following the Beijing Olympics, has also received her MBE for services to her sport.
She won Olympic silver in 2004 with Nathan Robertson in the mixed doubles, and bronze, silver and gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
She said: "This award isn't about me, it's about all the coaches and support staff who have been behind my success."
It's definitely refreshing to see a badminton player being awarded such a high honour and lets hope that many other badminton greats in the future can achieve such accolades! :D
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