Off Track ..... Fan offers 500,000 yuan for single Lin shoe

The sweaty shoe badminton gold medalist Lin Dan was wearing during his final match could be worth a small fortune.

A local newspaper reports that the smelly soles of 'Super Dan' could be worth as much as 500,000 yuan ($72,832).

Lin was greeted by thunderous applause after his convincing rout on Sunday. To show his appreciation, Lin took off his shoes and threw them along with a racket into the roaring crowd of spectators.