Indra Gunawan asked to coach KL

Indra Gunawan asked to coach KL

JAKARTA (JP): Former badminton coach for Indonesia's national
squad, Indra Gunawan, was asked by the Malaysia National Sports
Council (MSN) to help boost its men's singles shuttlers
performance in international events.

Zainal Dahalan, the head of the coaching commission at the
Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), said MSN had been
negotiating with Indra, who recently finished a contract with the
Chinese Taipei national team.

"In our conversation, MSN was offering a contract to Indra as
a BAM consultant to help develop badminton in Malaysia," Zainal
told Antara in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

Zainal said MSN was eager to sign Indra as BAM was afraid the
senior coach would work for another country.

Malaysian men's singles players have been criticized for their
poor form in international events this year, especially after
losing in the Thomas Cup championships in May in Kuala Lumpur and
the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in September. (yan)