PBSI, coaches row is over, says Chairul

PBSI, coaches row is over, says Chairul

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta

The row over payments emanating from the Yonex contract, which
has involved the national badminton authority PBSI and coaches,
is over, according to PBSI chairman Chairul Tanjung.

"There's no ill-feeling on my part, no ill-will toward certain
people. That's unlike me. I declare the problem over," Chairul
said, as quoted by Antara after a closed meeting with the coaches
at the Cipayung Training Center here on Saturday.

The national coaches had queried what was their due from the
contract with badminton apparel maker Yonex, worth US$75,000 per
annum.

Their demand led to a boycott of a simulation match in Batam
recently, where national players were shaping up ahead of the
upcoming Thomas and Uber Cups.

However, head of the coaching board Joko Supriyanto denied
later that a dispute over money had caused them to revolt.

On Saturday, Chairul said that the matter had already been
resolved.

"During the term of Pak Bagyo (Subagyo HS), it was decided
that the contract money would be disbursed in their monthly
salaries," Chairul said, adding that the coaches apologized for
their lack of awareness of the scheme.

Coach Hery Iman Pierngadi said he reaffirmed the truce between
PBSI and the coaches, saying that both sides had come to a mutual
understanding.

"We've reached a solution -- there are no more problems.
Questions on contract money have already been answered: Pak
Chairul has explained it all to us," Hery said.

The coaches' revolt might be seen as untimely as Indonesia is
currently preparing for the Thomas and Uber Cups in Jakarta in
May.

"Pak Chairul has appealed that we concentrate on the Thomas
and Uber Cups," he said.