60 players to join badminton center<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI)
\nplans to admit 60 players -- 40 seniors and 20 juniors -- to the
\nIndonesia Badminton Center in Cipayung, East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
PBSI secretary-general Leo Chandra Wiranata said on Wednesday
\nthe decision was reached during a meeting between the association
\nand its West Java, Jakarta, Central Java and East Java chapters.<\/p>\n
The decision comes after PBSI chairman Subagyo Hadisiswoyo
\nsaid two months ago he planned to reduce the number of players at
\nthe center because of the association's declining financial
\ncondition.<\/p>\n
PBSI will send all shuttlers to their respective clubs on Dec.
\n16 to allow the athletes to train for the national interclub
\nchampionships in Banjarmasin from Jan. 23 to Jan. 28. The event
\nwas originally to be held from Jan. 9 to Jan. 14, but was delayed
\nto allow athletes to celebrate the Christmas and Idul Fitri
\nholidays.<\/p>\n
The body will call the players to the center after the
\nchampionships.<\/p>\n
\"PBSI has yet to decide which senior shuttlers will be
\nadmitted to the center, but the number will be between 38 and 42.
\nI can only say that those who compete in the Korea Open early
\nnext year will stay at the center,\" he said.<\/p>\n
PBSI plans to send more than 12 shuttlers to Korea. They will
\nbegin training for the event on Jan. 4.<\/p>\n
\"With the large number of shuttlers, PBSI will ask the
\nchapters to help finance the junior shuttlers from their
\nrespective provinces to the tune of Rp 1 million (US$105) per
\nathlete per month. PBSI will evaluate the situation after six
\nmonths. If PBSI has the budget to finance the juniors after six
\nmonths, then it will take over the financing. But if it doesn't
\nhave any money, we can negotiate further with the chapters after
\nthe evaluation,\" Leo said.<\/p>\n
He said another reason for having the chapters help finance
\nthe training of the junior shuttlers was so the chapters would
\nhave an emotional attachment to PBSI.<\/p>\n
\"Every two months, PBSI will hold a meeting with the chapters
\nand clubs to monitor the development of the younger shuttlers,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
The youngsters admitted to the center will be selected from
\nthe 28 players who competed in the World Junior Championships in
\nGuangzhou, China, in November, and other talented players between
\nthe ages of 14 and 16. The final evaluation will take place at
\nthe national interclub championships.<\/p>\n
For the older shuttlers, the evaluations will take place after
\nthe 2001 Sudirman Cup and World Championships in Seville, Spain,
\nin May.<\/p>\n
Leo also said Christian Hadinata remained the leading
\ncandidate to become the center's new training director. (yan)<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/60-players-to-join-badminton-center-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}