Tomorrow, I'll be on my way to see Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei battle it out with arch rival Lin Dan from China for the badminton men's singles gold medal!
The Malaysian press has exploded with stories of the nation's hopes resting on Chong Wei's shoulders. Apparently if Chong Wei wins gold, then Baskin Robbins will give away free ice cream at all 61 Malaysian outlets within a 2-hr window!
The BBC ran a story about the incentives that ahtletes would get from winning gold, and I chuckled seeing that British ones only get their faces on stamps! If Lee Chong Wei wins gold for Malaysia, he'll earn upwards of £800k (£200k cash and a £200k gold bar) plus a lifetime pension of £1000 a month (approximately 2 or 3 times the salary of a fresh grad).
Apparently our Prime Minister's wife has flown in from Malaysia just to attend tomorrow's final. Lee Chong Wei's brother and closest friends are also being flown in for the same reason. Let's not speculate how they were able to get tickets at this sold out event...
Seeing how proud the UK is with their golden stars like Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah, I really really hope that tomorrow afternoon, I'll be able to cry with joy whilst singing my national anthem out loud.
Fingers crossed :)
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