Lee coach cites mental fatigue
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AN eight-month doping ban has taken a toll on the mind of former world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, Malaysia’s national team coach said.
Lee, twice an Olympic silver medalist, only returned to action last month after he tested positive for dexamethasone at the world championships in August last year.
He won his first tournament since the ban last week in New York and was going for his second in Canada yesterday against Hong Kong’s Angus Ng.
While the victories keep coming at the lower ranked events, the 32-year-old Lee has struggled with the demands of competing again as he races to get himself tournament ready ahead of the world championship in August.
“He’s not physically tired, but the back-to-back individual tournaments he’s competing in after an eight-month lapse is definitely taking its toll on him mentally,” national coach Hendrawan told the Star. “Chong Wei and I assessed his game after the quarterfinal match. He admitted that it was tough to stay focused in every game. He is getting tired by the day.”
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