Kuala Lumpur: Former World No.1 Lee Chong Wei was on Monday handed an eight-month sanction for a doping violation, but the Malaysian star shuttler will be able to return to international badminton next month as the ban was backdated from August 30.


Lee Chong Wei 

The 33-year-old Malaysian was temporarily suspended by the BWF on November 11 last year after traces of the banned substance dexamethasone was detected in his system while competing in the World Championship in Copenhagen in August.