Chong Wei cruises into second round of the Asia Badminton Championships


No signs of fatigue: Lee Chong Wei hitting a return to China’s Qiao Bin in the first round of the Asian Badminton Championships in Wuhan, China, yesterday. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei is right back at it after cruising into the second round of the Asia Badminton Championships (ABC).

The 35-year-old showed no signs of fatigue despite a hard-fought performance in beating India’s K. Srikanth for the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast just 10 days ago.

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