I’ll be the Lee-ader


Lee Chong Wei. -AFP filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Chong Wei has taken the initiative to create a bigger talent pool of shuttlers in the country.

The three-time Olympic silver medallist will be opening badminton academies in Perak. The first of three – the Lee Chong Wei Badminton Academy – will be launched in Ipoh on July 22.

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