LCW v Lin Dan - Round 2
Remember this picture? It was back the podium winners of the 2008 Beijing Olympics which saw the likes of China's Lin Dan taking on our national shuttler Lee Chong Wei in the final. A more muscular Lin Dan had then tamed Chong Wei easily to win the gold medal on home soil. It was a match that stunned many and left Chong Wei in disbelief. Chong Wei lost 21-12, 21-8 in that match. Despite the defeat, Chong Wei returned as a hero and received a Datuk-ship. He then revealed his thoughts of the defeat on Astro Supersport as seen here and here . The national shuttlers have enjoyed podium finishes at the previous Summer Games. First introduced at the 1992 Barcelona Games, Razip and Jalani Sidek netted the bronze medal in that edition while younger brother Rashid Sidek also managed the bronze medal at the Atlanta Games four years later. It was also at the Atlanta Games that saw Yap Kim Hock and Cheah Soon Kit win the silver medal, a feat achieved by Chong Wei 12 years later. ...