Every Malaysian was glued to the TV last night to watch Malaysian Beijing Olympics gold medal hopeful compete in the final of the men's singles badminton including the Permatang Pauh by-election candidates.
While the stakes are high for both players, the supporting crowd at the stadium and remote were expecting a keenly contested final between the World ranking number 1 and 2. Based on the run-up to the finals, it is seen that both players were reserving their best for the final.
Once the game gets underway, Malaysians realised that our best bet were in no match for the "super" top form Lin Dan on the night where the player who had more urgency and hunger had stamped his authority on the game.
It was not Chong Wei was not good but on that particular night, we all have to agree that his Chinese competitor was in such a commanding position from the start and enforced his superiority in covering the courts exceptionally well which Chong Wei could not find the areas to exploit.
Many unforced errors by Chong Wei added to the misery and the straight games defeat does not reflect the truth about how the game would have actually turned out to be. He offered no excuse for the tame showing which reflects his responsibility and maturity. With that, all hopes of gold fade in 39 minutes.
Despite all, Chong Wei remains a Malaysian whom had made the country proud in the badminton arena and recognised as a hero to many Malaysians especially budding badminton players to emulate for a future Malaysian Olympic Gold medal.
I would say congrats Chong Wei .... keep your heads up and fight on! We are proud of you (including his parents). Najib : Chong Wei a national hero .. let's see how he is being rewarded.
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