In the defence of Lee Chong Wei
This is by Dr Lim Heng Hong, a former international sports doping control officer which appeared on Malaysiakini. It was in the mid-80s when I first got involved with dope testing in sports. When I was first instructed to test a group of bodybuilders for using performance-enhancing drugs, I headed off to the library to learn how to go about it. With a little rudimentary knowledge, I sent a letter to a professor at St Thomas’ College in the UK for some radioimmunoassay kits that he sent back to me in quick time. With the help of the radiochemistry department at our Institute of Medical Research, I began this interesting journey into the world of dope testing in sports. That journey took me to several foreign lands, and many competitions over 20 or so years. I was doing the most altruistic work one can imagine, to catch those who cheat in sports. I was involved in doping controls in SEA, the Asian and Commonwealth Games and a few other world championships. Let me say also th...