Moment of truth for Lee Chong Wei with second doping test
World's number one player is in Norway awaiting results of the 'B' sample which is being tested after an initial test came back positive
Malaysia's badminton world No 1 Lee Chong Wei has witnessed a second doping test on his urine sample in Norway after an initial test came back positive for a banned substance, newspaper reports said yesterday.
Lee, accompanied by top Malaysian sports officials, flew to Norway this week and was present when the sample was opened at an Oslo laboratory, The Star and New Straits Times reported.
The results, expected to be known overnight, were to be given to the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
The athlete was calm, but understandably concerned. He went through all the procedures to make sure that everything was in place
If the second sample is positive, the 32-year-old Lee could be stripped of the silver medal he won at this year's World Championships, where the sample was taken, and suspended for up to two years.
Malaysian sports officials had earlier confirmed that they were informed in an October 1 letter that one of the nation's shuttlers failed a doping test at an international tournament, but refused to identify him.
However, Malaysian media have widely reported that Lee tested positive for dexamethasone, an anti-inflammatory drug, during the World Championships in Denmark in late August.
