Ranking boost gives Lee hope of elusive badminton gold


Badminton - Indonesia Open - Men's final singles match - Jakarta, Indonesia - 5/6/16 - Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei celebrates after his match against Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

(Reuters) - Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei believes his return to the top of world rankings after serving a doping ban will strengthen his bid for an elusive Olympic gold in his final Games at Rio in August.

The 33-year-old claimed up a sixth Indonesia Open title on Sunday to leapfrog China's Chen Long at the top of the latest world rankings.

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