Tag: badminton
Badminton’s Lee says tough for Lin to qualify for Olympics
Retired badminton great Lee Chong Wei has said it will be difficult for arch-rival Lin Dan to qualify for the Olympics due to tough...
Lin Dan v Lee Chong Wei: how badminton’s great rivalry was born
by Sam Reeves / M. Jegathesan
Fifteen years ago in a packed Kuala Lumpur stadium, rising stars Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei met in...
Malaysia’s Lee retirement leaves ‘Super Dan’ ploughing lonely Olympic furrow
Shanghai, China | AFP | Friday 6/14/2019
by Peter STEBBINGS
Lee Chong Wei's tearful retirement was not just a sad conclusion to one of badminton's great careers, it also ended his...
Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew stuns China badminton legend in Thailand
IN probably the most unbelievable David-Goliath sporting tales in Singapore history, badminton unknown Loh Kean Yew (above) scored a sensational victory over two-time Olympic...
SEA Games surprise wins a wake-up call
By Michael Y. P. Ang
There has been much talk about how SEA Games champion rower Saiyidah Aisyah heroically overcame the odds to win Singapore's first-ever individual...