Young and old: Lee Chong Wei with Lin Dan (right) and Bao Chunlai (behind) when they were still junior players (from Chong Wei's Facebook). The other when Chong Wei and Lin Dan enjoyed a close rivalry as the world's top singles players for more than a decade.
PETALING JAYA: None came close in comparison to the rivalry between China's Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia at the Tokyo Games.
What made them distinct and how can others emulate them?
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