Taiwan’s Chou eyes Olympic badminton gold, even without a coach
By AFP
19 June 2021 |
4:29 pm
It's an unorthodox approach, but Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen is hoping his decision to go without a coach will help him win badminton gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
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