Intro:

China has secured three gold medals in the Asian Badminton Championships after multiple victories in the semi-finals on Saturday in Taipei, Taiwan. Chen Long beat Chong Wei Feng in the men's singles, while Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei of China defeated Lee Chun Hei and Chau Hoi Wah of Hong Kong in the mixed doubles.

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SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Chen Long, China - on the match:

"Though it is the semi-finals today, I have prepared well and my opponent also had a very good preparation. The match was well played and very exciting. However, I am lucky on some key points, and on the other hand, we both have played with excitement as there were so many spectators watching."

SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Zhang Nan, China - on the performance of their opponents from Hong Kong:

"The Hong Kong pair have put big pressure on us at the start of the match. However, we controlled the situation after we made some changes on our play."

SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Zhang Nan, China - on the earthquake in Sichuan province:

"We are sad for the earthquake in Sichuan, though we cannot do anything here, we will pray for the people there."