PARIS: Lee Zii Jia admitted to not catching snatches of Lakshya Sen's singles semifinal against eventual Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen on Sunday. It was not to form part of the seventh-seeded Malaysian's preparation for their bronze medal match.
"This is the Olympics, you expect the unexpected," he said later. Lee wouldn't have ruled out expecting what unfolded. Lakshya Sen let go of a medal from a fine position and a favourable degree of winnability against the Malaysian.