Badminton star Lee Chong Wei will miss the World Championships in August after falling down the rankings following a prolonged absence due to cancer, an official said Wednesday.It means the Malaysian former world number one loses the chance to win the world title for the first time, and deals another blow to his fading hopes of competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
“Lee Chong Wei won’t take part in the world championship as he currently does not qualify on merit,” she told AFP. “As we know, Chong Wei is not part of the list and he is still working on his fitness,” he was quoted as saying by The Star newspaper. The triple Olympic silver medallist has been out since July last year when he was diagnosed with early-stage nose cancer.
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