GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) -- Aging champion Lee Chong Wei gave newly-promoted world No. 1 Srikanth Kidambi a demonstration in how to peak for a championship on Sunday, claiming his third Commonwealth Games gold medal in the men's singles.
The 35-year-old Malaysian star, a three-time Olympic silver medalist, rallied after dropping the first game to beat Kidambi 19-21, 21-14, 21-14 at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre only hours before the closing ceremony of the games.
Kidambi beat Lee as he helped India win the mixed team title and had the better of the first game in the singles final until the Malaysian veteran found his touch.
Lee, who is 10 years older than Kidambi, won the individual and mixed gold medals in the 2006 and 2010 editions in Melbourne and New Delhi and will retire from Commonwealth Games competition with five golds and a silver.

****************Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei plays against India's Srikanth Kidambi during their men's singles badminton final match at Carrara Sports Hall during the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, Sunday, April 15, 2018.