Pramudya Kusumawardana Officially Becomes A Badminton Club Coach In Australia

Pramudya Kusumawardana (left) became the coach of the Australian badminton club (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA - Pramudya Kusumawardana officially became the coach of a badminton club in Australia after two months of deciding to withdraw from the PBSI Cipayung National Training Center.

The club in question is the Australian Elite Badminton Academy (EBA). The club announced Pram to be a coach at their academy via uploads on Instagram, Monday, January 29, 2024.

"Mrs and gentlemen, we know you are waiting. He has arrived. Presenting the new head coach of EBA Pramudya Kusumawardana," wrote Elite Badminton Academy in a statement from their post.

"It is an honor and joy to officially introduce Pram as our new head coach. Pram and Ramadiansyah Andika will now form our new team of coaches 'Prama'," the statement continued.

Pram decided to leave the Cipayung PBSI National Training Center at the end of 2023. He officially released his partner, Yeremia Rambitan, because he wanted to continue his studies in Australia.

He expressed his reasons for feeling unable to compete for tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics. In addition, he also discussed mental health when announcing his flight.

While with Yeremia, Pram had presented three gold medals for the SEA Games. Two golds were obtained in the men's doubles in 2022 and 2023, while the other was from the men's team number in 2023.

Pram's departure makes Jeremiah now paired with Rahmat Hidayat. They will play at Thailand Masters 2024 which will take place this week.