High riding Daren replaces Chong Wei in the Asian Games


O, what a feeling! Liew Daren is on a high in Nanjing. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR: High-flying independent men's singles shuttler Liew Daren has been named in the squad to the Indonesian Asian Games from Aug 18-Sept 2.

The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) initially named youngster Cheam June Wei to replace Lee Chong Wei who has been ruled out by illness.

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