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KUALA LUMPUR: National badminton great Datuk Lee Chong Wei has urged former Indonesian badminton champion Taufik Hidayat to seek clarification from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) over his recent induction into the BWF Hall of Fame.
Speaking to Bernama, Chong Wei admitted that he was unhappy and surprised with Taufik\u2019s statement that seemed to indicate his disagreement over the selection, which was something decided by the BWF and not at Chong Wei\u2019s behest.
He said that Taufik\u2019s comment was like an attack on him after he was inducted.
\u201cI didn\u2019t ask the BWF to list me and I did not write a letter to the BWF, I myself did not know about the induction. Maybe there\u2019s a requirement for selection, and there are other Malaysian players who were inducted into the Hall of Fame who have never won an Olympic (gold medal).
\u201cTaufik should ask the BWF, write a letter or email, ask them why I received the honour and not him, maybe he isn\u2019t happy because he didn\u2019t get it,\u201d he told Bernama today.
Chong Wei also hoped that BWF would issue a statement clarifying the matter to Taufik as to why he and Lin Dan were selected to be inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame.
Both players were inducted into the Hall of Fame on May 26 to recognise their success and contributions to the sport of badminton as they were the two most dominant players during their era.
Chong Wei was world number one for 349 weeks, and won three silver Olympic medals, in Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016, but never won the gold.
A recent video by Taufik doubting Chong Wei\u2019s qualifications relating to his induction had gone viral recently, in which he admitted that Lin Dan was more qualified and questioned why Chong Wei was included.
In competition, what\u2019s taken into account is who is champion, not who is most (consistent). Also, it\u2019s not about who is longest in the number one spot. Between winning 10 silver and only one gold, which would you choose?\u201d Taufik said in the video.
Chong Wei also advised his fans to remain calm over Taufik\u2019s comments and asked them not to contribute to the controversy on social media.
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