Badminton debate for 2000 Olympics

JAKARTA (JP): The monthly Raket magazine is staging a badminton discussion on "Preparing for the 2000 Olympics" at the Kompas building in Jl. Palmerah Selatan, Central Jakarta.

Justian Suhandinata, vice president of the International Badminton Federation, former eight-time All England winner Rudi Hartono, sociologist and badminton observer Fritz E Simanjuntak and journalist Valens Doy will speak at the discussion, which will be attended by 100 participants.

Indonesia only managed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at this year's Olympic Games in Atlanta. In 1992, the country's shuttlers won two golds, two silvers and one bronze. The discussion is expected to give input to the Badminton Association of Indonesia as it prepares its younger shuttlers for the next Olympics. (yan)