Badminton

Zii Jia retires from world champs with blister on foot

By RAJES PAUL
Blister on Lee Zii Jia's foot.

PETALING JAYA: It was an unfortunate end for shuttler Lee Zii Jia in the World Championships.

The national No. 1 retired in the men's singles quarter-finals against Anders Antonsen of Denmark, no thanks to a huge blister on his right foot that affected his form in Huelva Spain.

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