England to rely on doubles players<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will decide its lineup in the opening
\ncampaign of the Sudirman Cup mixed team event against England on
\nTuesday morning at the latest.<\/p>\n
\"We are waiting for the second batch of arrivals this
\nafternoon before holding an internal meeting which will include
\nall coaches: head coach Christian Hadinata, deputy team manager
\nHadi Nazri and myself,\" team manager Karsono told The Jakarta
\nPost from Seville, Spain by telephone.<\/p>\n
Indonesia will have a day off on Monday and will face England
\non Tuesday and Denmark, the runner-up in 1999, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's second batch -- comprising men's singles Taufik
\nHidayat and Marlev Mainaky and the three men's doubles of Candra
\nWijaya, Sigit Budiarto, Tony Gunawan, Halim Heryanto, Flandy
\nLimpele and Eng Hian and coach Herry Imam Pierngadi -- left
\nJakarta on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
They will join other national shuttlers who have tested the
\nSan Pablo Stadium in official training sessions.<\/p>\n
\"We still have three hours before the match to decide the team
\nlineup. I think our opponents will also submit their lineup at
\nthe same time as ours,\" Karsono said.<\/p>\n
Team doctor Michael Triangto told the Post that all the
\nshuttlers had managed to adjust to the conditions in Seville.<\/p>\n
\"Everybody is doing well and no one is suffering any injuries.
\nWe hope they can maintain their condition during the event.\"<\/p>\n
England will face Denmark in Group B and China will challenge
\nSweden in Group A on the first day of matches on Monday.<\/p>\n
Kompas quoted England's doubles coach Rexy Mainaky of
\nIndonesia saying that Denmark was ensured two points from the
\nmen's and women's singles.<\/p>\n
\"Denmark has world number one Peter Gade Christensen in the
\nmen's singles and world number one Camilla Martin in the women's
\nsingles,\" he said.<\/p>\n
In Seville, Spain, AFP reported Gibraltar's badminton
\nauthorities had lost a legal battle to take part in this week's
\nworld championships under its own name following a row with host
\nSpain.<\/p>\n
The British territory had sought to overturn a ruling by the
\nIBF which saw them entered for the competition as a neutral team.<\/p>\n
But the international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has
\nruled against a case lodged by the Gibraltar Badminton
\nAssociation (GBA) on the eve of the championships.<\/p>\n
The Gibraltar contingent will now participate as a neutral
\nteam, and will march under the flag of the IBF in the opening
\nceremony at the San Pablo Sports Stadium later on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The CAS ruling follows a long-running battle which erupted
\nbetween Spanish authorities and the GBA earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Organizers of the world championships granted Gibraltar
\n\"playing\" participation, stressing the territory's officials
\nwould not be allowed to take part in the opening ceremony or have
\ntheir flag on display.<\/p>\n
The GBA rejected the conditions placed on entry and demanded
\nthe same treatment as every other team taking part.<\/p>\n
Efforts by the IBF to mediate in the dispute broke down when
\nSpain's foreign ministry stepped in on May 8 and banned Gibraltar
\nfrom taking part in any way, saying it contravened Spanish law.
\n(nvn\/yan)<\/p>",
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