RI to host Olympic winners<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): All the Atlanta Olympic Games gold medalists
\nhave been invited to play in the World Cup badminton championship
\nhere from Dec. 11 to Dec. 15.<\/p>\n
The International Management Group, promoter of the US$190,000
\ntournament, said yesterday that the Olympic champions headed the
\nlist of 48 invitees.<\/p>\n
Only the world's top 16 men's singles and 12 women's singles
\nplayers will qualify for the World Cup, as will eight men's
\ndoubles, six women's doubles and six mixed doubles teams.<\/p>\n
Barring unforeseen injuries, the Olympic champions; men's
\nsingles Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen of Denmark, women's singles Bang
\nSoo-hyun of South Korea, men's doubles team Ricky Subagja and
\nRexy Mainaky of Indonesia, their women's counterparts Ge Fei and
\nGu Jun of China and mixed doubles Kim Dong-moon and Gil Young-ah
\nof South Korea are expected to turn up for the annual event.<\/p>\n
Other Olympic medalists, including Malaysian men's singles
\nbronze medalist Rashid Sidek and men's doubles silver medalists
\nCheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hok, have also been invited.<\/p>\n
Women's singles Mia Audina and Susi Susanti, world men's
\nsingles number one Joko Suprianto and men's duo Denny Kantono and
\nAntonius Irianto complete the list of Indonesian representatives.<\/p>\n
Most of the elite badminton players have yet to say whether
\nthey will accept the invitations or not. The Cup will start just
\nthree days after the Grand Prix Finals in Denpasar, Bali, end.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Indonesia's top men's doubles coach Christian
\nHadinata sprang a little surprise when he proposed a \"long lay-
\noff,\" early next year, citing the lack of challenges after years
\nof service at the national badminton training camp.<\/p>\n
\"I am psychologically tired. I find my job of grooming the
\nnation's best doubles players no longer interesting,\" said the
\ntwo-time All-England men's doubles winner (with Johan Wahyudi).<\/p>\n
Christian capped his coaching career when Ricky and Rexy
\nearned Indonesia's lone gold medal in Atlanta last August. His
\nproteges also include the 1994 All-England-winning pair of
\nBambang Supriyanto and Gunawan. (amd)<\/p>",
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