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In a badminton bullring, Indonesia finds its joyous voice

To say badminton is like a religion to Indonesians would not be an understatement. The home crowd was in full voice yesterday as supporters like Evangeline Launy (with Indonesia flag stickers on her cheeks) and Guntur Syayidu (in green) cheering thei — To say badminton is like a religion to Indonesians would not be an understatement. The home crowd was in full voice yesterday as supporters like Evangeline Launy (with Indonesia flag stickers on her cheeks) and Guntur Syayidu (in green) cheering their compatriots on at the Istora arena as women's doubles pair Polii Greysia and Rahayu Apriyani beat China's Tang Jinhua and Zheng Yu 18-21, 24-22, 21-16 in the quarter-finals. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

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Aug 26, 2018, 05:00 AM

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