IN the end, Chinese shuttler Chen Long defeated our Datuk Lee Chong Wei in the men's badminton finals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro.
It was almost a fairy tale ending for Lee Chong Wei. He defeated his nemesis and friend Lin Dan in the semi-finals, to avenge his defeat four years ago in London. Malaysians started to believe that at last, this would be the year that the Negaraku was played at the Olympics. It would have been a sweet ending to what has already been our best-ever medal haul in the Olympics.
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