PETALING JAYA: Badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei has smashed his way to many firsts in his career as a player. As an administrator, he has now become the first chef de mission of the Malaysian contingent to work from home.
It’s unprecedented but the physical absence and distance will not stop Chong Wei from being hands-on in managing affairs of the athletes at the Tokyo Olympic Games starting tomorrow.
In fact, Chong Wei has already established a tight schedule to keep himself connected with the team led by chief secretariat Datuk Nazifuddin Najib in Japan on a regular basis.
Published on: Tuesday, July 06, 2021
By: Bernama
Zii Jia says he aims to enjoy his first Olympics without any pressure.
Kuala Lumpur: National singles badminton ace Lee Zii Jia believes that his All England triumph in March will spur him to achieve greater success in this month’s Tokyo Olympics.
Zii Jia said he was still buzzing from his thrilling 30-29, 20-22, 21-9 victory over world number two Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the final in Birmingham.
“I am still on a high after winning the All England title and I hope to maintain that confidence and get good results in the Tokyo Olympics,” he told a virtual press conference, Monday.
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Published on: Wednesday, May 05, 2021
By: Bernama
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Lee Zii Jia receiving his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the DBKL Sports Complex on Tuesday. – Bernama photo
Kuala Lumpur: Reigning All England champion Lee Zii Jia hopes to do well in the two remaining Olympic qualifying tournaments – Malaysia Open and Singapore Open – so as to boost his confidence ahead of the Tokyo Games in July.
The 23-year-old Kedahan said both the tournaments were important warm-ups to the July 23-Aug 8 Tokyo Olympics.
Having just resumed training last Friday after nearly two weeks of quarantine following the detection of 15 Covid-19 cases at the Akademi Badminton Malaysia (ABM), Zii Jia admitted that time was running out to get ready for the Malaysia Open (May 25-30) and Singapore Open (June 1-6).