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Ajay Jayaram retires from international badminton at 34
Updated On: 28 March, 2022 01:08 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
"As all good things come to an end, so is my professional badminton journey of nearly 2 decades. I`ve decided to retire from competitive badminton and I write this, teary-eyed and with a lump in my throat," he said in a post on his Twitter handle on Saturday
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Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram has retired from international badminton, bringing down the curtain to his nearly two-decade long professional career. The 34-year-old former world number 13, who had won the Dutch Open twice besides finishing runner-up at the Korea Open Super Series in 2015, took to social media to announce his retirement. "As all good things come to an end, so is my professional badminton journey of nearly 2 decades. I`ve decided to retire from competitive badminton and I write this, teary-eyed and with a lump in my throat," he said in a post on his Twitter handle on Saturday.
"While I am engulfed by all these overwhelming emotions, I would like to celebrate and be grateful for all that badminton and sport, in general, have given me." Jayaram was the front runner to qualify for the London Olympics but a dramatic turn of events saw Parupalli Kashyap surpass him and make it to the showpiece event following a walkover by China`s Chen Jin at the 2012 India Open Super Series. "Badminton has defined most of what I am today. It has shaped me, taught me, grounded me and shown me what dreaming big can do," said Jayaram, whose career was plagued by constant injuries and struggles to arrange funds to pursue his dream. Jayaram also said that he has cracked India`s top business school ISB and would be pursuing an MBA programme.
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