Dato’ Lee Chong Wei is a former No.1 Malaysian badminton singles player who is a Olympics triple silver medalist. He is considered one of the greatest badminton players of all time.

He was discovered and trained by a local badminton coach Teh Peng Huat at a badminton hall that he used to accompany his father to. He later caught the eye of former national shuttler Misbun Sidek who drafted him into the national squad in 2000. In his 19-year long international badminton career, he has won a total of 69 titles including an all-time record of 46 Badminton World Federation Super Series singles titles, 12 Malaysian Open and 4 All England titles. He also ranked as World No 1 for 349 weeks, the most any badminton player has ever achieved and which included 200 consecutive weeks in the top spot, a feat that only he has achieved.

In 2014, Lee served an eight-month suspension from international competitions due to doping violations. His famous rivalry with China’s Lin Dan whom he often went up against in finals including at the World Championships and Olympic Games came to end after their last meeting at the 2018 All England Open, when he was diagnosed with nose cancer.

In 2019, after being cleared of cancer after multiple treatments in Taiwan, he announced his retirement at the advisement of his doctors. Lee is married to fellow shuttler Wong Mew Choo and they have two sons.