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Former Olympics champ Markis dies after collapsing while playing badminton

By TAN MING WAI
Indonesia's Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan returns a shot to Taipei's Fang Chieh-min-Lee Sheng-mu during their men's doubles quarter-finals match at the 2010 BWF World Badminton Championships at the Coubertin Stadium in Paris, 2010. Kido-Setiawan won 21-14, 21-14. GLENN GUAN/The Star (Paris)

PETALING JAYA: Legendary Indonesian doubles ace Markis Kido passed away while playing badminton on Monday.

The Olympic Games champion was 36.

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