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March 08, 2010
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As the seniors gear up for some of the world’s top tournaments, Indonesia’s youngsters face two qualifying tournaments to earn tickets to the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, which take place in Singapore on Aug. 14-26.
The first tournament is the Asian Youth Under-19 Championship in Kuala Lumpur on March 21-28, followed by the World Youth Championship in Guadalajara, Mexico, on April 16-25.
Asia has five berths in both boys and girls singles, the only badminton events in the Youth Olympics. The top seven boys and girls at the World Youth Championship also qualify for Singapore.
The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has called up four boys and four girls shuttlers for the tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
Junior national team members Evert Sukamta and Hermansah will join Riyanto Subagja and Shesar Hiren Rhustavito, both from Djarum Kudus Club, in boys singles.
Rena Suwarno, Elisabeth Purwaningtyas, Yulia Yosephine Susanto and Ganis Nur Ramadhani will compete in girls singles.
“We have yet to decide who will be sent to Mexico, but those eight have a great chance if they play well and show improvement in Kuala Lumpur,” Fung Permadi, head of the PBSI talent scouting department, said on Monday.
The PBSI will also send doubles shuttlers to Malaysia and Mexico. Ericsson Rusdianto and Nur Wahid, Jones Ralfy Jansen and Dandi Prabudita, and Ricky Karanda and Wahyu Nayaka will compete in boys doubles. Della Destiara Haris and Suci Rizki Andini, Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah and Gebby Ristyani Imawan, and Ery Oktaviani and Dian Fitriani will make up the girls’ teams.
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