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)