MALAYSIAN BADMINTON HERO,DATO LEE CHONG WEI

Lee was born to a Malaysian Chinese family. In his early years, he favoured
basketball, however his mother soon banned him from the game due to the searing
heat of the outdoor basketball court. Lee began to learn badminton at the age of 11,
when his father, who liked to play the game, brought him to the badminton hall.
Attracting the attention of a local coach, the coach asked Lee's father if he could
take him as a student. After receiving his father's consent, the coach began to train
Lee after school.Discovered by Misbun Sidek, he was drafted into the national squad
when he was seventeen years old.

Lee received RM300,000 on 21 August 2008, as a reward for his silver medal effort
in the 2008 Olympic Games. Also, he received RM3,000 a month as a lifetime
pension beginning in August 2008. For the same achievement, he was conferred
with a Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri (DSPN), which carried the title Dato' by
Governor of Penang, Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas on 30 August 2008. He was
appointed as the UNICEF Malaysia's National Ambassador in February 2009.

On 6 June 2009, Lee received the Darjah Bakti (DB) award, from Tuanku Mizan
Zainal Abidin, in conjunction with the Birthday of Seri Paduka Baginda Yang diPertuan Agong, for his achievements in the 2008 Olympics. He was in a relationship
with Wong Mew Choo, his teammate. In 2009, Lee and Wong announced they are no
longer together during the 2009 World Championships in Hyderabad, India.
However, Lee announced his reconciliation with Mew Choo after winning a silver
medal in 2012 Summer Olympics. They were married on 9 November 2012, and had
two children, Kingston and Terrance, which were born in April 2013 and July 2015
respectively.

On 16 March 2011, Lee received Permodalan Nasional Berhad shares worth

RM100,000 from Najib Tun Razak soon after his triumph in the All England Open. He
was appointed as KDU University College ambassador on 31 July 2011. Lee's
autobiography Dare to be a Champion was officially published on 18 January 2012.
On 5 July 2012, Lee was conferred the rank of Lieutenant commander (Honorary) of
the Royal Malaysian Navy Volunteer Reserve Unit. On 7 October 2016, Lee was
promoted to the rank of honorary Commander of the Royal Malaysian Navy
Volunteer Reserve Unit in recognition of his success at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
On 15 October 2016, Lee was made a recipient of Darjah Cemerlang Seri Melaka
(DCSM) carrying the title of "Datuk Wira" from Malacca Governor Mohd Khalil
Yaakob.

ACTIVITY SHEET 1

Based on the passage above,write down the correct answers in the box provided.

Background
i)Lee Chong Wei
was born to
.. family.
2) Favoured
.
game.
3) Started playing
badminton at the
age ..

4)Misbun Sidek
Drafted Lee Chong
Wei into national
squad when Lee was
. Years old.

Achievements
5) medal
for Olympics 2008.

Other Victories
9)On March 2011,Lee won the

6)DSPN
Awarded by
Governor of

7)Darjah Bakti
awarded to lee in
..

10)Lees autobiography titled

Dare to be A Champion was
published in

8)Married to Wong
Mew Choo in
. And
they have two
children,named
..and

11) Lee was promoted to the rank

of honorary Commander of the
Royal Malaysian Navy Volunteer
Reserve Unit in recognition of his
success in
.
12) On 15 October 2016, Lee was
made a recipient of Darjah
Cemerlang Seri Melaka (DCSM)
carrying the title of
.