A legend physically drained – but what a body of work


Lee Chong Wei celebrates his victory after claiming his fifth Commonwealth Games gold. - AFP

IT'S hard to imagine the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games without Lee Chong Wei.

The badminton icon broke down in tears as he announced his retirement in an emotional press conference yesterday.

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