Suspended Lee eyes SEA Games spot


Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei speaks to media during a news conference in Bangkok November 21, 2014. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei is confident he will be cleared from a failed dope test and will find a place in the Malaysian squad for the Southeast Asian Games in June.

The twice Olympic silver medallist is provisionally banned and awaiting a verdict from Badminton World Federation (BWF) after testing positive for the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone during the world championships in August.

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