RI eyes four golds in Asiad badminton<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia vows to regain its domination in the
\nAsian Games after a 12-year lapse by bringing home four golds at
\nthe Games in Hiroshima this October.<\/p>\n
Executive chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia
\n(PBSI) Sumaryono told a hearing at the national sports governing
\nbody (KONI) presided over by Soeweno yesterday that Indonesian
\nshuttlers have great chances of winning the men's and women's
\nsingles and men's and women's team events at the Games.<\/p>\n
\"It is our national aspiration we are poised to bring about,\"
\nSumaryono said. Performance wise, Indonesian shuttlers, holders
\nof both Thomas and Uber Cups and winners of all major world
\nbadminton titles, look set to prevail in the badminton
\ncompetitions during the Oct. 4-12 sporting meet.<\/p>\n
\"We are eying the four titles, but it's not impossible to take
\nthe other laurels,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Sumaryono indicated that the triumphant Thomas and Uber
\nCuppers will likely form the national team for the Games. \"No
\nmajor change is suggested on the winning teams,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Each of the men's and women's teams will be made up of eight
\nshuttlers. PBSI will announce its team's lineup on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Preparations for the Games cost the national top shuttlers to
\nmiss two tournaments in Denmark and Canada. PBSI has decided to
\nsend junior players to both events.<\/p>\n
Indonesia last joined the gold medal winner club in Asiad
\nbadminton competitions in 1982 with men's doubles and mixed
\ndoubles titles.<\/p>\n
All players who had been set to join the national badminton
\nteam started their intensive training sessions last Friday.<\/p>\n
Also yesterday, the Hiroshima Asian Games Organizing Committee
\n(HAGOC) asked KONI to submit the list of names of the Indonesian
\nathletes who will make the trip to the Games by the end of this
\nmonth.<\/p>\n
A HAGOC envoy, Kazumaru Mikami, said upon his meeting with
\nKONI executive chairman Soeweno that the sooner KONI lets the
\ncommittee know the national athletes' names, the easier HAGOC can
\nmake preparations for accommodation and other services for the
\nIndonesian contingent, as well as the other national squads.<\/p>\n
Mikami told Soeweno that Hiroshima, the first non-capital city
\nto host the sporting extravaganza, has been ready to welcome more
\nthan 7,000 athletes and officials. More than 8,200 athletes and
\nofficials have been registered for the Asiad, but HAGOC asked for
\nreduced entrants. (amd)<\/p>",
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