The former badminton world No 1, who won three consecutive Olympic silver medals in the men’s singles event at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016, stressed the need to provide the nation’s athletes with support and constructive feedback.
Chong Wei, 41, said he would not hesitate to speak up if something was wrong because he cared deeply about the country and only wants to share his experience.
“But don’t ever be a keyboard warrior,” he said in a Facebook post today.
“The Malaysian team has delivered outstanding performances over the last two weeks. Sports did, in fact, unite the nation.
“To the athletes, you are heroes and heroines. Thank you for putting on an excellent show. Learn from this experience and do better next time.
“Ignore the negative remarks but take in the constructive feedback.”
Chong Wei advised the national athletes to start training immediately for the next Olympic Games, that is taking place in Los Angeles in 2028.
Malaysia concluded its Paris Olympics campaign with two bronze medals in badminton won by men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia.
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