November 29, 2016 edition

Indonesia can be proud of the report from Fuzhou, China, two weeks ago. Indonesian badminton athletes grabbed two top titles in the China Open Super Series Premier 2016. Men's doubles pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and mixed doubles pair Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir were triumphant in the foreign arena.
Kevin/Marcus appeared first in the badminton tournament held at the Haixia Olympic Sports Center, Fuzhou, on Sunday two weeks ago. Indonesia's second-ranked men's doubles pair managed to win two straight games over Denmark's men's doubles Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen, 21-18, 22-20.

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September 27, 2016 edition

The dominance of Azzahra Permatahani, 14, as a swimmer was on full display during the 2016 National Games (PON) competition two weeks ago. At the Indonesia University of Education in Bandung, the Riau-born athlete beat her rivals in the 400-meter individual freestyle category.
Her French instructor David Armandoni predicted her victory. "Her freestyle technique is excellent," he said. In the final 100-meter lap, Azzahra was untouchable, leaving her competitors far behind and finishing in a PON-record of 4 minutes and 54.88 seconds. The last record was held for 23 years by Elsa Manora Nasution.

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