Since 2009, the elder Mr. Lee has been fighting a neurological disease that makes it difficult for him to walk, his daughter Lee Wei Ling, a neuroscientist, wrote in Singapore's Sunday Times in 2011.

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One of China's golds came Sunday in the men's badminton singles final when Lin Dan beat Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei.

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His opponent in the final on Sunday will be Chinese top seed Lin Dan who squeezed past world number two Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 15-9 10-15 17-14.

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Screenplay by Lilian Lee and Lu Wei.

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Wei, now touring Europe, is a little different, Lee points out, because of his high stature abroad.

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Zhang and Yang Wei won 7-15 15-4 15-8 but China were denied a medal sweep by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of South Korea, who beat China's Zhao Tingting and Wei Yili 10-15 15-9 15-7 in the bronze medal match.

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