Kuala Lampur, Jan. 15 -- Former national badminton ace Datuk Lee Chong Wei has become the first Malaysian athlete to be part of the wax museum, Madame Tussauds Hong Kong.

The museum today announced that the former world number one will be the first Malaysian athlete to be part of the attraction.

The national hero also took to Facebook to express his excitement by sharing some photos of his photoshoot for Madame Tussauds Hong Kong.

He also hinted that the wax figure will likely be unveiled in the second quarter this year.

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong said in a statement that the sitting session took about six hours which mostly saw Lee bringing endless joy to the team.

"Throughout the sitting session, not only did Lee provided full coope...