Career
He was a silver medalist at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, losing the final in two close games to Denmark"s Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen. Dong retired in 2001 without any job offer or pension from his employer, the Beijing municipal sports bureau. Rekindling his passion for cultivating the badmintonsport, Dong built up a franchise that includes five amateur badminton clubs, and was hired as the head coach of China"s Paralympic badminton team
Dong felt lucky he could carry his own legacy in the amateur sport arena.
He picked up new knowledge and confidence outside the topsport environment. Coaching players with disabilities since 2009, Dong has focused his efforts on them at his clubs.
He"s spent money each year on improving the facilities while applying for an entry to the 2016 Paralympic Games.
