Even
the hero can be defeated. That was the black points of Chong Wei’s career. During
the 2012 Thomas Cup on 20th to 27th of May at Wuhan
China, Chong Wei tragically suffered from an early injury at his ankle. During the
match with Peter Gate, he accidently sprains his ankle at the same place of his
previous injury. The wound become worst yet fortunately he does not require the
ankle surgery. However, he must take the time for resting for approximately
four weeks to completely heal.
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| the incident. |
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| Chong Wei is in the pain. |
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| the medical assistance is checking the ankle's condition |
As the top singles, Lee just
played four minutes against his old rival Peter Gade with a 2-1 leading in the
first set. When the 29-year-old was retrieving the shuttle at the baseline, he
strained the right ankle seriously and lied down the court with a grimace.
"His ankle is so swollen. He needs further checks to see the
depth of the injury. We have decided that he would not play in the Thomas Cup
Finals. We want him to have enough rest before the Olympic Games in London
" said Rashid Sidek, the national singles chief coach of Malaysia.
After Lee decided to retire, Gade approached him to shake hands
and gave a comforting hug to the disappointing man.
"This is not the way that I wanted to win, I knew the
seriousness of his injury. I feel so sorry for him. I wish he will get well as
soon as possible and recover rapidly," said Gade.
After sweeping South Africa in the first group match 5-0, Lee said
that the target of Malaysia in this tournament is to reach at least the last
four. However, this unfortunate injury is casting a shadow on the prospect of
Malaysia.
"Lee's injury is a big loss to us, but we still will do the
best for the rest of the competition," added Sidek.
During
the treatment, he had missed many important tournaments and it such a loss for
him. After almost two month he undergoes the treatment, he had fully recovered
from his injury and he do the comeback during the London Olympic Games.
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