IBF names three VPs and six council members<\/p>\n
COPENHAGEN (JP): The International Badminton Federation (IBF)
\nselected three vice presidents, two from Asia and one from
\nAfrica, in its annual general meeting on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Justian Suhandinata of Indonesia and Charoen Wattanasin of
\nThailand were reelected. James Sekajugo of Uganda, an IBF council
\nmember, took the third place, replacing Roy Ward of Australia.
\nThe three will serve in their posts from 1999 to 2001.<\/p>\n
Ward becomes an honorary life vice president -- joining Ram
\nChadha of India, Arthur Jones of England, Stellan Mohlin of
\nSweden, Ian Palmer of New Zealand, Craig Reedie of England and
\nHerman Valken of the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Two vice presidents, Tom Bacher of Denmark and Roger Johansson
\nof Sweden, will serve until 2000, while Punch Gunalan of Malaysia
\nand Jeffrey Robson of New Zealand serve until 2001. President Lu
\nShengrong of China will also serve until 2001.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, attended by 109 out of 129 IBF members,
\nnominator Stan Hales of the United States was not elected as a
\nvice president. Hales, who also renominated himself as a member
\nof the IBF council, also did not get a place in the council.<\/p>\n
Four of 12 council members were reelected in the meeting:
\nMartijn van Dooremale of the Netherlands, Mario Tiburcio of
\nMexico, Mya Lay Sein of Myanmar and Kim Hak-suk of South Korea.<\/p>\n
Another two -- Paisan Rangsikitpho of the United States and
\nRaj Gaya of Mauritius -- are new members. They replace Hales and
\nOmar Bellali of Morocco.<\/p>\n
Six other members -- Edgar Aglipay of the Philippines, Rudy
\nHartono of Indonesia, Robert Leole of Tanzania, Heather Nielsen
\nof England, Prakash Padukone of India and Yang Shu'an of China --
\nwill still serve until next year.<\/p>\n
The meeting declined to approve France's proposal to add to
\nthe number of countries competing in the Sudirman Cup first
\ndivisions. But several countries, including Sweden and Australia,
\nrejected the proposal.<\/p>\n
The meeting agreed to adopt the final declaration of the
\nInternational Olympic Committee world conference on doping in
\nsports, including the adoption of a minimum penalty of a two-year
\nsuspension for a major doping offense.<\/p>\n
The IBF also put Sudirman, an Indonesian badminton leader, in
\nits Hall of Fame. The late Sudirman, who passed away in 1986, is
\nthe only Indonesian to receive the honor. (yan)<\/p>",
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