Chong Wei game for fight with Zii Jia and Daren for Olympic spots


KUALA LUMPUR: A rejuvenated Lee Chong Wei is excited over a three-cornered battle with Lee Zii Jia and Liew Daren for the right to represent Malaysia in the men’s singles at the Tokyo Olympic Games next year.

Only a maximum of two players can represent a country if both of them are ranked in the world’s top 16 at the end of a one-year Olympic qualifying period starting on May 1.

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