Mainaky Cup to start next week

JAKARTA (JP): The first Mainaky Cup championships will take place next week in Ternate, northern Maluku. The championships are named after the 1996 Olympic gold medalist Rexy Mainaky.

Darmanto Sukita, chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) Ternate chapter, told Antara on Wednesday that shuttlers from North Sulawesi, Irian Jaya and Maluku would compete in the championships.

Rexy, who was raised in Ternate, is scheduled to open the championships. (yan)