Find The Next Greysia Polii, BNI Helps Young Athletes In Two Clubs

Photo: Doc. Antara/BNI

JAKARTA - PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or BNI is committed to helping print badminton athletes. Especially by providing assistance to young athletes who are the successors of the Indonesian Badminton Star Greysia Polii who have entered their retirement period.

This young athlete comes from two big clubs that have raised Greysia Polii, namely PB Jaya Raya and Eng Hian Badminton Academy.

"Before Greysia Polli became as big as it is today and was able to score international achievements in various competitions, there was a long series of struggles that the two clubs had gone through," said BNI Corporate Communication Vice President Selly Adritika in an official statement quoted by Antara, Sunday 12 June.

According to him, through this assistance, it is hoped that more The Next Greysia Polli will become the pride of the nation in scoring various achievements going global, as well as an invitation not to forget the services of athletes who have made Indonesia proud in the eyes of the world.

Going forward, BNI is committed to continuing to support the development and coaching of the badminton sport to continue to carve out various historical achievements in the world in the future.

"We are also very grateful because BNI has always been given the opportunity to be able to contribute to the development of badminton in Indonesia, which has always recorded worldwide achievements," he said.

On this occasion, the General Chairperson of the All-Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) Agung Firman Sampurna appreciated the support from all parties who have supported all athletes to achieve their highest achievements until their retirement.

"Thank you to all the spectators who were willing to attend, fellow athletes, and officials. We also thank all parties including BNI who supported us and the athletes to make global achievements," said Agung.

He believes that BNI's move to support the development of the two badminton clubs that raised Greysia Polii is the right step, so it is hoped that more The Next Greysia Polii will appear so that Indonesia can add more international achievements.

Meanwhile, Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Zainudin Amali said Greysia Polii would not completely leave the world of badminton because her blood contains rackets, shuttlecocks, and various badminton equipment.

Therefore, Greysia Polii will continue to support the development of the national badminton sport by becoming a state civil servant at the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

"As directed by President Joko Widodo, all outstanding athletes will become State Civil Apparatus (ASN) at the Ministry of Youth and Sports," said Zainudin.