KUALA LUMPUR: National shuttler Lee Chong Wei is out of the All-England badminton championships in Birmingham from March 7-12 after picking up an injury during training. On Monday, national coach Hendrawan confirmed that the world No 1 tore the Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) on his left knee. The 34-year-old Chong Wei slipped and fell on the brand new badminton mat placed on the courts at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara on Saturday. The national team moved to the new national training centre on Tuesday last week. "He was so fired up for training after the Chinese New Year but now he is injured.

Source: The Star February 06, 2017 04:41 UTC