Face off at Wembley Arena

JULY 26: They may be foes on court but Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan, the man standing between the Malaysian and Olympic gold, are good friends when they are not competing against each other.

Photographer Khairul Ghazali, who will be bringing the best of Malaysia at the Olympics for New Straits Times, Berita Harian and Harian Metro, caught the two having a chat outside London's Wembley Arena today.

Friends and foes: Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan chat outside the Wembley Arena in London.

Pic by Khairul Ghazali

Though young China upstart Chen Long will fancy his chances of upsetting Chong Wei should the two meet in the semi-finals, Lin Dan must surely know that if the Malaysian has shrugged off his ankle injury, the reigning world and Olympic must be prepared for an epic battle - as was the case when the two met in the World Championships final at the same arena 12 months ago.

Having lost several major finals to Lin Dan in the past, Chong Wei knows this could be his last opportunity to upstage his nemesis.