Lee to take Norway flight for follow-up doping test
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MALAYSIA’S world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, who is reported to have failed an initial doping test, will travel to Norway on Sunday for follow-up testing, media reported yesterday.
Malaysian sports officials have confirmed that one of the nation’s shuttlers failed a recent doping test but have declined to identify the athlete pending the test next week on a second urine sample.
But media have widely reported that Lee — the country’s top sports star — was found to have traces of the banned anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone in his system during the world championships in Denmark in late August.
The state-linked New Straits Times said Lee has made plans to fly to Norway with a top Malaysian sports official for tests at an Oslo laboratory on a second sample provided during the tournament.
The Star newspaper said the test was set for November 5. It quoted Norza Zakaria, deputy president of the Badminton Association of Malaysia.
Malaysian authorities were informed of the failed test on October 1 and have said they are investigating.
Lee, 32, has struggled with a thigh injury, for which he received stem cell injections in July. He has dominated the world rankings for years, but has notably failed to win a world championship or Olympic gold medal.
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