Hyun-il reckons Chong Wei not over the hill yet


Lee Hyun-il of South Korea (third right) with his Muar City BC team-mates who will be competing in the Purple League next March.

KUALA LUMPUR: Here’s something that will surely put a smile on Lee Chong Wei’s face.

“Age is just a number and 33-year-old Chong Wei is not old,” said 35-year-old South Korean shuttler Lee Hyun-il when asked to comment on the Malaysian world No. 19.

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