Busan Gold: You Don't Get What You Pay for

Despite a budget of more than Rp32 billion, Indonesian athletes will only bring home a fistful of gold medals from the Asian Games in Busan.

October 15, 2002

Wismoyo Arismunandar resembles a taxi driver in pursuit of passengers. In the morning, the President of the National Sports Council (KONI) can be seen at Busan's Main Stadium. Late morning, he's to be found at the Guemjeong Tennis Courts, in northern Busan. In the afternoon, he shows up at the Gangseo Stadium, west of Busan, waiting for the badminton team to strut their stuff. All day and all night last Wednesday, the former Army Chief of Staf

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