BADMINTON
Lee Sam Seop
- LATEST TRIUMPHS:
- 2016 BWF Asian Championships - Silver: singles, doubles WH1
- 2015 BWF World Championships - Gold: singles, doubles, mixed doubles WH1
- 2015 BWF Male Para Badminton Player of the Year
Lee Sam Seop proved age is no barrier for him as he is still amongst the top Para badminton players in the WH1 category despite being in his mid-forties.
The South Korean won the men’s singles and doubles, and mixed doubles world titles in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain, in 2015, and will be hoping to repeat such feat this year at the 11th BWF Para Badminton World Championships in Ulsan, South Korea.
He was also chosen Male Para Badminton Player of 2015 by the Badminton World Federation.
In 2016, Lee won singles gold and doubles silver at the Asian Championships, and two titles in an event in Ireland, finishing the year as the world No.2 in singles and the world No.1 in both doubles and mixed doubles.
- LATEST NEWS
- 05.08.2019 Nottwil 2019: USA top table as Junior Worlds conclude
- 05.08.2019 Nadezhda Fedorova suspended for anti-doping violation
- 04.08.2019 Nottwil 2019: Breathless third day
- 03.08.2019 Nottwil 2019: Noah Malone makes his way
- 02.08.2019 Nottwil 2019: Mabote sets new world record inspired by teammate