Pedersen, Juhl Bid Goodbye
Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl, one of the most successful women’s doubles pairs of contemporary times, have announced their retirement from international badminton.
· DEV SUKUMAR
Their decision was announced on their official Facebook page.
The Danes were Europe’s top pair since 2012, and can look back with pride on a career that fetched them Olympic silver in Rio 2016, World Championships silver (2015), and numerous World Tour/Superseries and European Championships titles. In mixed doubles, Rytter Juhl won World Championships gold with Thomas Laybourn in 2009, while Pedersen won an Olympic bronze in London 2012 with Joachim Fischer Nielsen.
Rytter Juhl had taken a break from the sport in June last year for the delivery of their child; Pedersen’s last tournament was in the mixed doubles (with Mathias Christiansen) at the All England last week.