Badminton

When Tago’s away, Chen Long will play

By RAJES PAUL
Japan's Kenichi Tago has withdrawn from the badminton world championships in Denmark starting on Aug 25 due to injury. - AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese Kenichi Tago’s withdrawal has made the path easier for second seed Chen Long of China at the World Championships in Copenhagen from Aug 25-31.

And that is not good news for world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei.

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Kenichi Tago , badminton , World Championships , Lee Chong Wei , Lin Dan , Chen Long , Jan O Jorgensen

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