Injured Lee pulls out of Glasgow Games

Top-ranked badminton player needs four weeks to recover.

KUALA LUMPUR:

Badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei will miss the Glasgow Commonwealth Games due to injury, said a report on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old Malaysian has been struggling with a thigh injury for months, which made him decide last week to skip the games starting late this month, reported The Star.

Lee was quoted as saying he would take four to five weeks to recover, and hoped to be fit again for the World Championships in Copenhagen in late August and the Asian Games after that.

“I will take one day at a time,” said Lee. “Ultimately, I want to do well at the World Championships.

“According to the doctors, there is a tear, and it will get worse if I don’t get treatment... At my age, the healing process is harder. I’m staying positive.”

Last year, Lee was stretchered from the court during the World Championships final against his nemesis Lin Dan of China with cramp and dehydration.

This prompted calls from Malaysian sporting officials for him to reduce his rigorous playing schedule and pace himself as he is looking to compete in the 2016 Olympics.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 9^th, 2014.

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