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Apriyani Rahayu's father carved her first ever badminton racket from wood and used fishing gut as strings.
About three or four years of age, a little Apriyani had no idea of just how far she'd go with a racquet in her hand - all the way to the top of

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Indonesia's Apriyani Rahayu on how her Olympic gold "still feels like a dream," and being "very sad" at Greysia Polii partnership ending

Watch all the Olympic Gold Medal moments from Indonesia at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

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The first Indonesian ever to qualify for the World Surf League Championship Tour, Rio Waida made it to the top of his sport despite bullying at school for his size. Having represented his country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021, and been selected as Indonesia's flagbearer in the Opening Ceremony, he tells Olympics.com how he was inspired by Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, plus the nation's badminton gold medallists Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu. Hear more in this exclusive interview.

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Rio Waida of Indonesia celebrates winning the Men's final during the 2022 Sydney Surf Pro at Manly Beach on May 24, 2022 in Manly, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

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The Indonesia Masters 2022 badminton event has reached the semi-finals stage, with the field in Jakarta competing on Saturday (11 June) for a place in Sunday's five finals.
The Super 500 event sees some big names face-off today, the highlight of which has to be local hero Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

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CHOFU, JAPAN - JULY 31: Viktor Axelsen of Team Denmark celebrates as he wins against Shi Yu Qi of Team China during a Men's Singles Quarterfinal match on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on July 31, 2021 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Badminton Indonesia Masters 2022: Axelsen to face Chou in men's final - relive Saturday updates

The Indonesia Masters 2022 badminton event has reached the quarter-finals stage, with the field in Jakarta competing on Friday for a place in the final four.
The Super 500 event sees some big names face-off today, the highlight of which has to be local hero Anthony Sinisuka Ginting against Malaysia's

CHOFU, JAPAN - AUGUST 02: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Team Indonesia celebrates as he wins against Kevin Cordon of Team Guatemala during the Menâ€™s Singles Bronze Medal match on day ten of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on August 02, 2021 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Badminton Indonesia Masters 2022 LIVE: Anthony Ginting beats Lee Zii Jia, will face Viktor Axelsen in the semis - Friday updates

The Indonesia Masters 2022 badminton event has thrown up a few surprises including some shock exits in Jakarta as the field narrows down ahead of the finals on 12 June.
The Super 500 event is the first of back-to-back tournaments in Indonesia with the Super 1000 Indonesia Open commencing next

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Badminton Indonesia Masters 2022: Ginting soars at home as PV Sindhu and Lee Zii Jia also make quarter-finals - Istora Senayan Thursday live updates

The Indonesia Masters 2022 badminton event is in full swing at nation's capital, Jakarta, with most of the biggest names in the sport out to book their place in the finals on 12 June.
Despite being a Super 500 event, all the heavy hitters are in Indonesia for the back-to-back

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Badminton Indonesia Masters 2022 - Anthony Ginting and Lee Zii Jia off to a winning start as Jonatan Christie crashes out, live updates from Istora Senayan

After winning SEA Games gold in Vietnam with her new women's doubles partner Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Apriyani Rahayu opens up on the impact of her childhood struggles and how her former Indonesia teammate Greysia Polii was a great motivator at the start of her badminton career.

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Apriyani Rahayu: How early struggles and Greysia Polii fuelled a hunger for success

The badminton competition at the SEA Games 2022 (Postponed from 2021) because of COVID) runs from Friday 13 May to Saturday 21 Saturday May 2022, and will capture the attention of millions across the world.
No wonder when you have the likes of world champion Loh Kean Yew and Olympic

Loh Kean Yew of Singapore celebrates after winning the semi-final of the team men\'s singles match against Dwi Wardoyo Chico Aura of Indonesia at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022 in Shah Alam on the outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 19, 2022. (EyePress Newswire/FL Wong)

Loh Kean Yew of Singapore celebrates after winning the semi-final of the team men\'s singles match against Dwi Wardoyo Chico Aura of Indonesia at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022 in Shah Alam on the outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 19, 2022. (EyePress Newswire/FL Wong)

Top facts about Badminton at the SEA Games in 2022 : Preview, schedule and stars to watch 

Southeast Asia is about to put on a show with the SEA Games 2021 taking place from 12-23 May 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games features 40 sports across 526 events and counts on the participation of over 4,5,467 athletes from 11 different nations.

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SEA Games 2021 in 2022: Preview, schedule and stars to watch in Vietnam

Get live updates throughout the day from the Thursday's games at the All England Open Badminton Championships 2022, a BWF World Tour Super 1000 event. Refresh the page to see the latest updates.

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All England Open Badminton Championships 2022: Live updates - Day 2

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This event took place on 02/08/2021 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo. It includes the Women's Doubles Bronze and Gold Medal Match as well as the Victory Ceremony. Polii/Rahayu (INA) claimed Gold, Chen/Jia (CHN) Silver and Kim/Kong (KOR) completed the podium

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