Denmark skips Indonesian Open

Mon, 18 Aug 2003 | Source: ANTARA

JAKARTA: Denmark has withdrawn from the 2003 Sanyo Indonesia Badminton Open due to a travel warning issued by its government following the Aug. 5 bombing at the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.

"In its e-mail to the tournament's committee, the (Danish) team's coach, Steen Schleicher Pedersen, conveyed his apologies because they have had to withdraw from the event," the chairman of the tournament's organizing committee, Cahya, said on Saturday.

The tournament, to which around 35 countries are expected to send their representatives, is scheduled to be held in Batam, Riau province, from Aug. 25 to Aug. 31.

Cahya said the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Britain, Norway and Austria had also issued travel warnings but their national badminton associations confirmed their participation. --Antara

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