Champion Hidayat crashes out of badminton

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Defending champion Taufik Hidayat crashed out of the men's badminton in his first match Monday, still suffering lingering effects of dengue fever which hospitalised him just weeks before the Games.
The Indonesian, who turned 27 on Sunday, described the straight sets defeat to Wong Choong Hann as a surprise, but paid credit to the Malaysian veteran playing in his third Olympics.
"I was feeling not good, my condition was not 100 percent, (but) he was a good player today Wong Choong Hann," Hidayat said.
"It's a surprise losing the first time round," he said.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - AFP)first published:August 12, 2008, 12:38 ISTlast updated:August 12, 2008, 12:38 IST
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