Lee Chong Wei's slumping ranking because of a doping ban has left Malaysia in a quandary ahead of the badminton world championships in Jakarta in August.
The Malaysians have two spots at the August 10-16 tournament but former world No.1 and twice Olympic silver medalist Lee is only their third-ranked player after serving a backdated eight-month ban which expired Friday.
World No.31 Chong Wei Feng and 41st-ranked Zulfadli Zulkiffli are in line to take the two spots but talk has already begun about 45th-ranked Lee going at the expense of one of his compatriots.
"We need to take players with medal-winning prospects and if that comes into play Nike Air Vapormax Flyknit , Chong Wei will be a sure choice but it is up to BAM [Badminton -Association of Malaysia] to chose Wei Feng or Zulfadli," national singles coach Tey Seu Bock told local media on Monday.
Promising 21-year-old Zulfadli, who won a number of junior titles, is currently at his career-best ranking.
BAM technical director Morten Frost said the decision over which two players to send would be resolved soon.
"Right now, there is no decision regarding our two representatives," he said. "There is still time for us decide and it will probably be done some time next week."
Malaysian media were hopeful that the Badminton World Federation Nike Air Vapormax , who handed Lee the ban last month, would -consider giving the 32-year-old a wild card to compete in -Jakarta.
LISBON, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Fitch ratings agency praised Tuesday the Portuguese Constitutional Court's decision to partially approve spending cuts, pointing out that this will enable the government to meet its budgetary targets.
"The latest ruling by Portugal's constitutional court partially approving expenditure measures reduces a key near-term risk to consolidation and keeps the sovereign on track to hit its fiscal targets this year," Fitch Ratings said in a statement.
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Last Thursday, Portugal's Constitutional Court approved salary cuts for public sector workers in 2014