See How Malaysians Went Wild After Lee Chong Wei's Epic Victory Over Lin Dan
Oh, the joy! :D
By Sadho Ram — 20 Aug 2016, 12:57 AM
National shuttler Lee Chong Wei's well-fought victory over his nemesis Lin Dan in the Olympics semi-finals has given Malaysians a hope for a Gold Medal in Man's Singles in Badminton at Rio 2016
Their on-field rivalry aside, these two legends are great friends off the field. #Badminton #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/QkixFrfNjv
— Latest on SAYS (@saysdotcom) August 19, 2016
Needless to say, Malaysians on social media went crazy with their celebrations, posting witty one-liners and videos that captured their joy. Here's a collection of few such Tweets and Facebook posts:
Woohoo!! Spectacular match by @LeeChongWei to beat Lin Dan! Well done to get into the men's singles finals! @TeamMalaysia #keeponfighting
— Nicol Ann David (@NicolDavid) August 19, 2016
And so ends the greatest rivalry in modern badminton. Thank you for showing us the sublime. pic.twitter.com/ykIurhtZ4m
— Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) August 19, 2016
Even our politicians couldn't contain their excitement...
PM @NajibRazak celebrates @LeeChongWei's triumph over Lin Dan @malaysiakini pic.twitter.com/YpxITjacYl
— Zikri Kamarulzaman (@zikri) August 19, 2016
Rewatching the match point and OMG I CAN'T STOP GIGGLING @Khairykj is literally all of us at that moment. :D pic.twitter.com/AbZOuMCaKU
— Samantha Khor (@sammie_wammie) August 19, 2016
Brands joined in on the fun, too!
Dato #LCW , we saw how hard you fought for #Malaysia. Thank you! #gold #badminton pic.twitter.com/mdqmkL4vLA
— Nando's Malaysia (@NandosMY) August 19, 2016
Almost everyone was cracking the same joke using his acronym :D
TRUE ! #AyuhMalaysiaku #MalaysiaBoleh #badminton #LCW #RioOlympics2016 pic.twitter.com/EW5vqmeDCM
— QA (@QurratuAnini) August 19, 2016
