Indonesia rewards badminton champions
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-09-15 18:57

The Indonesian Association of Badminton (PBSI) rewarded over 900 million rupiah (some 90,000 US dollars) to the champions of the world and the Asian tournaments.

In the middle of August, Indonesian Badminton men's single Taupik Hidayat and mix-double Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir gottwo title of world champions in Anatheim, in California, in the United States. While in the Asian championship in Hyderabad, India, last week, men's single Sony Dwi Kuncoro and men's double Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan championed the tournament.

For their achievement, Hidayat got 28,000 US dollars, Nova/Lilyana 21,350 US dollars, Sony as well as Kidao and Hendra obtained 10,000 US dollars to 11,000 US dollars respectively.

The coaches also got 30 percent of the fund received by the athlete whom they trained.

The fund was directly handed Wednesday by chairman of the Indonesian Association of Badminton (PBSI), who is also Jakarta governor Sutiyoso Wednesday.

"The Badminton is the main sport in Indonesia," he said.

Regarding to the next Thomas Cup tournament in May 2006 in Japan, he was optimistic that Indonesia could bring the cup to the country, leading Kompas daily reported.

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