PUTRAJAYA: The banned substance dexamethasone was not administered to Datuk Lee Chong Wei by doctors at the National Sports Institute (ISN) but from a specialist sports clinic as part of a stem cell treatment for his injury.
Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said it was usual for national athletes to be referred to the Kuala Lumpur-based clinic for specialised treatment such as stem cell procedures.
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