Bolkiah a candidate for IBF presidency<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei is one of
\nthree candidates vying to become president of the International
\nBadminton Federation (IBF).<\/p>\n
The other two candidates are current IBF vice president
\nJustian Suhandinata of Indonesia and Asian Badminton
\nConfederation chairman Korn Dabbaransi of Thailand.<\/p>\n
No European badminton officials were named as candidates, with
\nthe nominations closing on Feb. 2, according to an IBF press
\nrelease.<\/p>\n
The election will take place on June 3 during the IBF's annual
\ngeneral meeting in Seville, Spain, which is being held in
\nconjunction with the World Championships. This is the first time
\nin the history of the federation that the presidency has been
\ncontested.<\/p>\n
The new president, who will replace current president and
\nInternational Olympics Committee member Lu Shengrong of China,
\nwill be voted on by the 141 full-member associations of the IBF.<\/p>\n
Should Justian be elected IBF president, he will be the third
\nIndonesian to hold that post, following Ferry Sonneville and
\nSudirman, whose name graces the biennial mixed team event.<\/p>\n
Two people -- Jeff Robson and Punch Gunalan -- have been named
\nas candidates for vice president.<\/p>\n
Raj Gaya of Mauritius, Kim Hak-suk of South Korea, Mya Lay
\nSein of Myanmar, Paisan Rangsikitpho of the United States,
\nMartijn van Dooremalen of the Netherlands, Joseph Clarke of
\nJamaica and Jean Brunet of France are the nominees for council
\nrepresentatives.<\/p>\n
Torsten Berg of Denmark is the sole candidate to become the
\nEuropean continental representative, while Cedric Baxter is the
\ncandidate to become the Oceania representative. (yan)<\/p>",
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