INJURIES PLAGUE INDONESIAN THOMAS CUPPERS

April 29, 1996 (D.Shuttlenws) - The injury bug continues to hamper
the Indonesian Thomas Cup team as they prepare to defend their
world men's team championship in late May.

The latest to go down to injury is Ardy Wiranata, one of the heroes
of the 1994 Indonesian championship team. Wiranata suffered an ankle
injury in a training session last week and has been told to take a
rest.

Wiranata, a singles specialist, has been the bright star during the
Indonesian preparations for the Thomas Cup and has been defeating his
sparring partners regularly, including the world's top-ranked player
Joko Suprianto.

Other Indonesian players who have not been able to attend all the training
sessions due to illness or injury include Allan Budi Kusuma, the 1992
Olympic gold medalist, and Heryanto Arbi, the current world men's singles
champion.

Kusuma was downed by high fever in early April and is only now getting
into matchplaying form.

Also in early April, Arbi suffered a groin injury as well as was ill with
a fever. He is still not performing at full strength.


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