KUALA LUMPUR: Former national number one Rashid Sidek is tired of being referred to as the only Malaysian to win a men's singles medal in the Olympics. He has challenged Lee Chong Wei to better the record by reaching the final in the Games in Beijing next month. And Rashid, who won a bronze medal in the 1996 Atlanta Games, believes that Chong Wei has the ability to stand up to the challenges. “I do not want to be tagged with this record anymore. It was great when I won a bronze medal at that time. It was the country's first singles medal. But it was so long ago,” said Rashid. Moment to cherish: This 1996 filepic shows Rashid Sidek showing off his Atlanta Olympics bronze medal to his parents. “In the last two Olympics (in Sydney and Athens), I did not see any Malaysian player who could be rated a strong contender for a medal....
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