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In an interview given to the BBC yesterday, Lee Chong Wei announced that he will no longer play competitive badminton if he is suspended for the maximum of two years he is facing in his case after traces of banned anti-inflammatory agent dexamethasone were found during a doping test right after his semi-final match in the BWF World Championships.
“If in the end I am suspended for two years, then I will not pursue my badminton career afterwards,” Lee told BBC News correspondent Jennifer Pak.
“But if my appeal is successful, I will return to competition, so I hope my fans will keep waiting for me.”
In this same interview, Lee explained the circumstances and what happened when he took the banned substance: “I went to a private hospital. No government doctors came with me. Only my wife was there when I received the treatment. I was given three shots. First I received a stem cell treatment to help me heal faster so I could compete”.
The Malaysian has voiced his will to come back and said a few times to Malaysian press that he had not taken any banned substance on purpose and that he wanted to clear his name. He and his lawyer had asked for the first hearing scheduled in December to be postponed in order that they could prepare better.
This interview will certainly give a bit of pressure to the panel of specialists who will decide on Lee Chong Wei’s fate, after a hearing which should be happening within the next few weeks, but the former world number one is appealing for the BWF’s consideration in order to be able to get back on court:
“I just hope the Badminton World Federation will consider that it is the first urine test I didn’t pass.”
Click here to view the full TV interview with Lee Chong Wei on the BBC website
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