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</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- headline one : end --></TD></TR><TR><TD>China-born teen quit to study but has regained her passion </TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- Author --></TD></TR><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Lin Xinyi
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Gu Juan is the third China-born shuttler to rejoin the national fold since September last year. But she will not feature at the SEA Games. -- ST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->SHUTTLER Gu Juan has returned to the national women's badminton team, less than 16 months after leaving Singapore.
The 19-year-old Singapore citizen had left for Shanghai to pursue her studies last year, but realised subsequently that she still has a passion for the sport.
'At that time, I was tired of badminton and I didn't think that I would want to return to the sport,' she said of her decision to leave. 'But after three months, I started to miss it. I'm still young, so I shouldn't give up so soon. I need to persevere.'
The Jiangsu native came here in 2003 under the Foreign Talent Scheme. She took up citizenship in June 2007.
She was part of the 2007 South-east Asia (SEA) Games women's team that won silver, and was considered one of Singapore's brighter prospects.
When she made her international debut at the 2007 Asian Junior Championships, she became the first Singaporean to reach the girls' final.
Asked if she returned with the 2010 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in mind, Gu Juan, who resumed training on Tuesday, said: 'I just want to get back to my old form first. Hopefully, I can do so in about three months.'
She is the third China-born shuttler to rejoin the national fold since October last year.
Zhang Beiwen, 19, left in April last year to play for various clubs in Malaysia and Taiwan. She returned in October last year.
Li Li, the 2002 Commonwealth Games women's singles champion, who resigned from the national team early last year for personal reasons, rejoined the squad in September this year.
The Singapore Badminton Association's chief executive, Edwin Pang, said: 'For whatever reasons they left, they realised the conditions now are better, and that they still have a thirst for competitive badminton.'
However, he stressed that their return does not mean that athletes can come and go as they please. He said: 'The SBA always keeps its doors and lines of communication open, especially for Singapore citizens. But they must have the ability and willingness to serve.'
While Zhang and Li Li returned in time to earn their places in the SEA Games squad, Gu Juan will not feature in Laos.
But Pang said: 'She is a boost to our women's singles department. Competition is always good. She will provide that for Beiwen, Xing Aiying, Chen Jiayuan and Fu Mingtian.'
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</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- headline one : end --></TD></TR><TR><TD>China-born teen quit to study but has regained her passion </TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- Author --></TD></TR><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Lin Xinyi
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Gu Juan is the third China-born shuttler to rejoin the national fold since September last year. But she will not feature at the SEA Games. -- ST PHOTO: BRYAN VAN DER BEEK
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->SHUTTLER Gu Juan has returned to the national women's badminton team, less than 16 months after leaving Singapore.
The 19-year-old Singapore citizen had left for Shanghai to pursue her studies last year, but realised subsequently that she still has a passion for the sport.
'At that time, I was tired of badminton and I didn't think that I would want to return to the sport,' she said of her decision to leave. 'But after three months, I started to miss it. I'm still young, so I shouldn't give up so soon. I need to persevere.'
The Jiangsu native came here in 2003 under the Foreign Talent Scheme. She took up citizenship in June 2007.
She was part of the 2007 South-east Asia (SEA) Games women's team that won silver, and was considered one of Singapore's brighter prospects.
When she made her international debut at the 2007 Asian Junior Championships, she became the first Singaporean to reach the girls' final.
Asked if she returned with the 2010 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in mind, Gu Juan, who resumed training on Tuesday, said: 'I just want to get back to my old form first. Hopefully, I can do so in about three months.'
She is the third China-born shuttler to rejoin the national fold since October last year.
Zhang Beiwen, 19, left in April last year to play for various clubs in Malaysia and Taiwan. She returned in October last year.
Li Li, the 2002 Commonwealth Games women's singles champion, who resigned from the national team early last year for personal reasons, rejoined the squad in September this year.
The Singapore Badminton Association's chief executive, Edwin Pang, said: 'For whatever reasons they left, they realised the conditions now are better, and that they still have a thirst for competitive badminton.'
However, he stressed that their return does not mean that athletes can come and go as they please. He said: 'The SBA always keeps its doors and lines of communication open, especially for Singapore citizens. But they must have the ability and willingness to serve.'
While Zhang and Li Li returned in time to earn their places in the SEA Games squad, Gu Juan will not feature in Laos.
But Pang said: 'She is a boost to our women's singles department. Competition is always good. She will provide that for Beiwen, Xing Aiying, Chen Jiayuan and Fu Mingtian.'
[email protected]
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