Lee Chong Wei was [ born 21 October 1982 ] As a badminton player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 349 weeks, including a 199- week band from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012.( 1)( 2) He’s the fifth Malaysian player after Foo Kok Keong, Rashid Sidek, Roslin Hashim and Wong Choong Hann to achieve such a ranking( since sanctioned rankings were first kept in the 1980s), and is the only Malaysian shuttler who has held the number one ranking for further than a time.

Personal Life and Family:

Lee was born in Bagan Serai, Perak, who belongs from a Malaysian Chinese family to Lee Ah Chai and Khor Kim Choi. In his early times, he favored basketball, still his ma soon banned him from the game due to the searing heat of the eschewal- of- door basketball court. Lee began to learn badminton at the age of only 11, when his father, who liked to play several games that also includes the badminton that, brought him to the badminton hall. He attracted the attention of original coach named Teh Peng Huat, who asked Lee’s father if he could take him as a pupil of the game. After entering his father’s concurrence, Teh began to train Lee after academe.

A Career in Badminton:

Lee gained a spot for the year 2004 in the Olympic Games in Athens. In his first Olympic appearance, Lee defeated Ng Wei of Hong Kong in the first round. His journey ended in the second round when he was defeated by Chen Hong Lee scored another two titles in 2005, his second Malaysia Open title and the Denmark Open. Lee won a bronze in his first appearance in the world meet, the 2005 World Championships after losing to eventual winner Taufik Hidayat in the semi-final.