NEARLY MAN LEE TO CARRY THE BURDEN AGAIN
A nation’s hopes of Olympic glory can be a burden for the toughest of athletes but few can know of the pressure that befalls badminton’s world number one Lee Chong Wei. The loser of successive gold medal duels in London and Beijing, Lee will bid to banish eight years of heartbreak at the Rio de Janeiro Games and end Malaysia’s long wait for an Olympic champion. “(Gold) is not only my dream but also the dream of all Malaysians,” Lee told Malaysian media earlier this month. “I have to make the best preparation as this is my last Olympic Games.”