Left to right : PBSI secretary general Anton Subowo, BWF chair of events Peter Tarcala, and chief executive director of BKA Kim Joong-Soo. (Photo Courtesy of PBSI)
Indonesian badminton players and administrators are determined to honor its pledge to promote the sport internationally despite a tight competition schedule.
After signing an agreement with Nigeria to help develop players in the African country as part of the Badminton World Federation’s Adoption Program, the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) signed an exchange program agreement with South Korea.
Under the agreement, PBSI and the Badminton Korea Association will establish an exchange program for shuttlers.
The program, which officially began on Friday, involves holding joint trainings for both junior and senior shuttlers, to be held in both countries in order to share experience in implementing sports sciences.
“This agreement is special for both associations as Indonesia and South Korea have the top teams in the world. I think both countries have good training systems and sharing them would be good for the youngsters,” said Kim Joong-Soo, chief executive director of BKA on Friday.
PBSI secretary general, Anton Subowo said it is an honor for the federation to cooperate with South Korea to support badminton development in both countries.
“Badminton is getting more competitive nowadays. It is no longer dominated by one country. But still, badminton belongs to Asia and we want to maintain it,” Anton said.
“This is just the beginning. We will work on something more in the future. We also have plans to work together with China.”
BWF chair of events Peter Tarcala said the world federation appreciates the initiative shown by both countries.
“It is a brilliant example in badminton development for the rest of the world. Hopefully more cooperation will follow, and not only among Asian countries. Congratulations to both of the associations,” Tarcala said.
PBSI international relations officer Bambang Roedyanto was also upbeat.
“With the program, we hope young shuttlers can earn a living and training experience abroad and they will learn how to live on their own and adapt themselves to new places and cultures,” he said.
By Jakarta Globe on 09:16 pm Jun 20, 2014
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