Verawaty Fadjirin, Indonesian badminton great and world women shuttle legend, succumbs to cancer


JAKARTA, Nov 21 (Bernama): Verawaty Fadjrin, who saw many fine achievements in her badminton heydays in the 1970s and 1980s, died Sunday morning after battling with lung cancer for several years. She was 64.

The Badminton Association of Indonesia chairman Agung Firman Sampurna expressed sadness at the demise of one of the country’s greatest badminton players.

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