Former world No. 1 Malaysian player,
Lee Chong Wei has received a backdated eight-month sanction for an anti-doping regulation violation, according to an announcement by the BWF on Monday, April 27
th. The decision reached will allow the Malaysian athlete to return to competition on Friday, May 1
st.
The BWF Doping Hearing Panel found that Chong Wei had no intention to cheat, and that the athlete was not aware that he had ingested a specified substance although he had been negligent.