TWO PLAYERS SUSPENDED FROM ENGLISH ELITE SQUAD

February 6, 1997 (NEW SHUTTLENWS) - According to sources at the Badminton Association of England's National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes, two players have been suspended from the national elite squad by Steve Baddeley, England's director of elite player development. The two players are Nathan Robertson and Ian Sullivan.

Robertson, a 19-year old doubles player with international potential, has been suspended indefinitely. He had previously been taken off the team last year for alchohol abuse.

Sullivan, also 19 years old, was suspended for one month from the elite squad and also received a two-month suspension of financial subsidies from the English badminton association.

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