Mega criticizes national shuttlers

JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Wednesday that she was not satisfied with the performance of Indonesian shuttlers in the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup championships.

"Indonesia is hosting the event but our shuttlers keep losing their matches," she explained.

"Our sports in general are all in decline," she bemoaned.

Megawati was speaking at the General Elections Commission (KPU) while delivering her platform. She promised to increase the quality of sports development activities if she was elected president, but somehow neglected to mention why she had failed to do so over the last three years.

Indonesian women's team comprising young shuttlers was defeated 3-1 by South Korea in the quarterfinals. -- JP