Badminton great Lee Chong Wei has pulled out of next month's Malaysian Open, despite being given the all-clear after cancer, throwing his Tokyo 2020 Olympics dream into jeopardy.
Lee was advised by doctors against putting "undue stress" on his recovering body, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) said in a statement late Tuesday, after the 36-year-old travelled to Taiwan at the weekend for a post-treatment check-up.
"In order not to put his body under undue stress, Chong Wei has been advised to withdraw from the upcoming Malaysia Open," the BAM said.
"We also urge everyone to give him the space and time required for his recovery."
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