Bali Badminton Festival: A Bonanza of Gifts
When the athletes arrived in Bali ahead of the "Indonesia Badminton Festival", so did the gifts from fans. And they kept on coming. Flowers, balloons, cakes, chocolates, bouquets of noodles and money. Yes, that’s…
· DIANNE PIERRE
When the athletes arrived in Bali ahead of the "Indonesia Badminton Festival", so did the gifts from fans. And they kept on coming. Flowers, balloons, cakes, chocolates, bouquets of noodles and money. Yes, that’s right, bouquets of noodles and money. Day after day.
The Westin Resort in Nusa Dua, where the players and their entourage are staying for the series of back-to-back tournaments is the epicentre of such gifts.
Kento Momota, Sapsiree Taerattanachai, Lee Zii Jia, Anders Antonsen, Lauren Smith and Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo are among the most popular with the fans.