Datuk Lee Chong Wei gave a spectacular opening performance at the Rio Olympics yesterday. He easily defeated his opponent Soren Opti of Suriname 21-2, 21-3 in Group A at the Riocentro Pavilion 4.
“Today was more like having a feel of the court. The shuttlecock was slow a bit. But I’m getting a hang of it,” said the world No. 1. “I have put in four years of preparation into this and I want to make sure I do my best here.
Datuk Lee Chong Wei will be facing Derek Wong Zi Liang of Singapore this Sunday. Previously, he lost two Olympic finals to his arch-rival Lin Dan of China, bagging silver instead.
He is launching his final bid to win a gold medal for Malaysia, and we wish him the best of luck!
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