Cuppers given scholarships

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's 1996 Thomas and Uber Cuppers who are students at Tarumanegara University in West Jakarta can finish their education for free, the university's rector Agustinus Kahono announced on Tuesday. They will also be given more time to finish their studies, he added.

The cuppers in question are Barcelona Olympic gold medalists pair Susi Susanti and Allan Budi Kusuma, 1991 All England champion Ardy Bernadus Wiranata, junior women's singles Yuliani Santoso, Meulawati, Lidya Djaelawidjaja and double specialist Eliza.

The announcement was apparently made in conjunction with the country's recent success in retaining both cups, the world's badminton supremacy symbols, in Hong Kong last month. Indonesia's men's team beat Denmark 5-0 and its women's team beat China 4-1 to claim both cups for the second time in a row. (arf)