Chong Wei bows out with third singles gold


Badminton - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Men's Singles - Carrara Sports Arena 2 - Gold Coast, Australia - April 15, 2018. Gold medallist Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia shows his medal. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

GOLD COAST, Australia (Reuters) - Malaysia's badminton king Lee Chong Wei was pushed all the way by world number one Kidambi Srikanth but prevailed 19-21 21-14 21-14 to bring the curtain down on his Commonwealth Games career with a third men's singles gold medal on Sunday.

The 35-year-old won back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2010 but was robbed of the chance of a hat-trick when a hamstring injury forced him to pull out of the 2014 Games in Glasgow.

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