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Sporting Witness: Indonesia's badminton heroine

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06/05/2021 GMT

Indonesia's badminton heroine

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Indonesia's badminton heroine

How Susi Susanti won the first Olympic gold medal for her badminton-obsessed country

How Susi Susanti won the first Olympic gold medal for her badminton-obsessed country in 1992

In 1992, badminton legend Susi Susanti won the first ever Olympic Gold medal for Indonesia. It was the first time that badminton had been included as an Olympic sport in the games, giving them a special significance for Susi's badminton-obsessed home country. For Susi, it was also a moment when she could show her national pride as an Indonesian who hailed from the nation's ethnic Chinese minority. She talks to Jill Achineku. The programme is a Whistledown Production.

PHOTO: Susi Susanti in action (AFP/Getty Images)

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