Shuttlers champs to tour C Java

JAKARTA (JP): The triumphant Indonesian shuttlers who recently took a double victory, winning both the Thomas and Uber Cups, will hold a victory tour of Central Java. They will pass through four cities including Yogyakarta, Solo, Semarang and Kudus.

Antara reported that the two teams already paraded in Yogyakarta yesterday and met the city's public figures including Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X.

The shuttlers, including super stars Susi Susanti and Hariyanto Arbi, are scheduled to start the Solo tour early today so at 10:00 am they can meet the mayor.

By 13:00 they are scheduled to arrive in Semarang and tour the city until 16:00 when they will have to depart to Kudus.

On Sunday, the victorious shuttlers will tour Bandung, the provincial capital of West Java. (hdj)