sports and politics

To put it bluntly, sports in malaysia had never escaped from the hands of politicians who used it as a tool for their own benefits. The moment lee chong wei returned home, he was quickly trust into the midst of a tug of war between politicians from both sides. Only those uninterested in politics will not know the motive behind his quick conferment of a datukship. Yes I would say he fully deserve his awards despite putting up a tame fight in the finals but the way things had unfolded after his heroics in beijing had taken away the gloss off his silver medal feat. As a mere commoner, I am of course in no condition to comment about how sports should be run, but 1 thing I'm sure will help is please leave politics out of sports!