Chen beats Lee to retain badminton world crown in Jakarta

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World number one Chen Long of China took just over an hour to defeat his partner and retain the world title in the men's singles final in Jakarta-AFP Photo

World number one Chen Long of China took just over an hour to defeat his partner and retain the world title in the men’s singles final in Jakarta-AFP Photo

JAKARTA: Top seed Chen Long retained his crown at the badminton world championships in Jakarta on Sunday, depriving Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei of a gold medal in the men’s singles for a fourth successive time.

Lee entered the final hungrier than ever for his elusive world crown but could not unsettle the Chinese world number one, who stormed to a 21-14, 21-17 victory in just over an hour.- AFP