Top choice: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (centre) presenting the Best Athlete award to Lee Chong Wei during the 100PLUS-SAM awards ceremony while Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin looks on. — M. AZHAR ARIF / The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Chong Wei has received a timely boost ahead of his 13th All-England campaign in Birmingham from March 7-12.
Yesterday, the world No. 1 men’s singles shuttler was named winner of the 100PLUS-Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) Best Athlete for 2016.
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