After a 16-hour flight from the country, the National Team (Timnas) of badminton focused on recovering and resting upon arrival in Birmingham, England.
"It is quite tiring for the trip. It has been about 16 hours in a sitting position, now you want to straighten your body first, lie down," said mixed doubles badminton player Pitha Haningtyas Mentari in an official statement from PP PBSI quoting antara.
The Indonesian badminton national team arrived in England on Saturday afternoon local time, and will start competing at Utilita Arena Birmingham on Tuesday (14/3).
The arrival of the Garuda Squad was greeted by the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the UK, Desra Believes with dozens of Indonesians in Birmingham.
They attended by also unfurling the Red and White flag and a banner that read "Happy Fight Team All England Indonesia".
"Thank you to Mr. Desra for welcoming us to Birmingham. This increases morale and adds to the enthusiasm of the children to compete in All England," said Indonesian team manager Rionny Mainaky.
Arriving in Birmingham, the team went straight to the hotel to rest. Rionny said that the players were given rest time to focus on recovering conditions before undergoing their first training.
"I instruct the children to focus on restoring their body condition after a long journey. I hope that tomorrow, their stamina and body condition will be back in shape," said Rionny.
Meanwhile, the men's doubles badminton player Muhammad Shohibul Fikri also felt tired after a long journey.
"Certainly tired but thank God my condition is fine. It means it doesn't hurt or there are complaints. It's just that the weather outside is cold enough, it's cooler than last year," said Fikri, who Bagas Maulana, was present as defending champion.
He also hopes to adapt to the conditions in Birmingham and undergo his first training smoothly.
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