Badminton: World No. 1 Lee hopes for 'good results' from BWF's doping panel

Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei speaks to media during a news conference in Bangkok on Nov 21, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei speaks to media during a news conference in Bangkok on Nov 21, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

BANGKOK (REUTERS) - Badminton world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei is confident his name will be cleared following his provisional suspension by the sport's governing body (BWF) for a doping violation.

Speaking to reporters in Bangkok, Lee said he was not at fault and would wait for a BWF panel decision next month.

"I am very confident that this case is not my fault," Lee told reporters at a news conference for an upcoming exhibition match in Thailand.

"I must stay strong. Everybody has been messaging me to stay strong. I'm waiting to hear good results next month."

Lee, who won silver medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, faces a two-year ban should he fail with his appeal.

The Malaysian would also be stripped of the silver medal he won at the world championships in August in Copenhagen, the location of the failed test.

Lee, whose 55 global titles and Olympic silver medals have made him Malaysia's leading sportsman, was found to have traces of the banned anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone in his system during the world championships in Denmark.

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