Surakarta to host badminton tourney<\/p>\n
SEMARANG (JP): The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI)
\nhas named Surakarta, Central Java, to host the Indonesian Open
\nJunior badminton tournament from July 12 to July 17.<\/p>\n
\"We have received the official appointment from PBSI and will
\nprovide the venue and officials,\" the chairman of PBSI's Central
\nJava chapter, Sunyoto, said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\"The chapter will only arrange the venue and the referees,
\nwhile accommodations, the player draw, seeding, prize money and
\nother administrative matters will be jointly handled by PBSI and
\nsponsors.\"<\/p>\n
Sunyoto said he did not yet know which countries would send
\nathletes to the event.<\/p>\n
\"I only know that PBSI has sent invitations to China, Japan,
\nMalaysia and South Korea. PBSI also urged all of its chapters to
\nsend athletes to the event.\"<\/p>\n
The national coach for junior shuttlers, Joko Suprianto, said
\nall the junior badminton players at the Indonesian Badminton
\nCenter would compete in the tournament.<\/p>\n
\"We are now preparing all of the shuttlers because this is
\ntheir first major event. The results will be used to evaluate
\ntheir progress,\" he told The Jakarta Post. (har\/nvn)<\/p>",
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