Top shuttler Lee Chong Wei calls it a day after 19 years


After 19 years and a string of heroics, Chong Wei is officially hanging up his racket. — AFP pic
After 19 years and a string of heroics, Chong Wei is officially hanging up his racket. — AFP pic

KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Teary-eyed, Malaysia’s number one badminton player Datuk Lee Chong Wei formally announced his retirement from the game today.

Hailed a national hero, his sports career spanned 19 years.

Also present at the news conference were Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman and his deputy Steven Sim.

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