Mia to marry boyfriend

Mia to marry boyfriend

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's current top woman badminton player
Mia Audina will marry her boyfriend Tylio Lobman on Feb. 26, an
official confirmed on Tuesday.

Executive chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia
(PBSI) Karsono said 18-year-old Mia, heir apparent to former
badminton queen Susi Susanti, does not plan early retirement
despite her forthcoming marriage to her Suriname-born boyfriend.

"She's still with us at the badminton center, training and
living together with all her teammates," Karsono said as quoted
by Antara. Indonesia's elite badminton players are accommodated
in a dormitory at the badminton center in Cipayung, East Jakarta.

Karsono said that PBSI chairman Subagyo Hadisiswoyo had given
his approval to Mia's plan and asked his staff to help her make
the necessary arrangements for the marriage.

Mia, the toast of Indonesia's Uber Cup triumphs in 1994 and
1996, has recently suffered a dip in form. She has won just one
title -- the 1998 Indonesia Open -- since taking a silver medal
at the 1996 Olympic Games. (amd)