street badminton

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  1. cooler

    cooler Regular Member

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    It seem not everyone was watching the malaysian open 05



    Reuters - Sun Jul 10,12:31 AM ET Indonesians play badminton on a Jakarta street, July 10, 2005. About 600 people played on a busy street in an attempt to break an Indonesian record. REUTERS/Beawiharta
     

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    wouldn't wind be a very annoying factor
     
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    not as annoying as sucking in car exhausts LOL
     
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    :eek: LMAO hahahah omg this is just incredible. that'd suck to go fetch some of the wide shots.
     
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    ......wonder if anyone got hit by a car while trying to get a birdie? :confused:

    also, wonder how they played, the nets dont look very far apart.
     
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    Haha, they probably stood in one spot and did drives. :eek:
     
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    Dont mind the wind. They are just hitting the shuttles just for the sake of setting a record. :)
     
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    Badminton shows its street smarts


    Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

    In the ebbing darkness of early Sunday morning, badminton enthusiasts of all ages came to set a record on the city's main thoroughfare.

    The official statisticians recorded exactly 640 players on 160 courts set up along the three kilometer stretch of Jl. Sudirman-Jl. Blora in Central Jakarta.

    Officials, including Badminton Association of Indonesia chief Sutiyoso, State Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs Adhyaksa Dault and National Sports Council chairman Agum Gumelar, watched the "Badminton on the Street" event from the sidelines.

    "We recognize the street badminton exhibition as a national record," chief of the Indonesian Record Museum Jaya Suprana said.

    The event, which is also planned for five other cities, was also intended to publicize the Asian Badminton Junior Championship, beginning on Monday.

    After the street show ended, a host of former champions, including Olympic gold medalists Susy Susanti and husband Alan Budikusuma, played an exhibition match against officials.
     
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    *on the floor* hahahhahahahhaha.. good stuff cooler! ;)
     
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    Good!! One less person i have to compete for a court :D
     
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    seeing as how u live in canada and they live in indonesia, it wouldnt really matter anyways, lol. :p

    but hey, who knows, maybe u'll take a trip there sometime... ;)
     
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    i'm living in the wrong country :crying:
     

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