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When Laos was chosen to host its first international badminton there was a lot of doubt over its suitability. There were a number of key reasons why many in the community had doubts over whether Laos would be able to host the event.

There was no history of even other Asian nations being invited to play in the country and there was a lack of accommodation for players and officials. There were also genuine concerns over the amount of untested badminton courts and facilities but in the end, these fears were unfounded.


The country had never been considered to be a major player in the badminton world but there was no doubt that Laos is now a name on the circuit. The Asian Future series was never going to be the biggest event of the year but for a new event, it was a very attractive and promising start.


The Badminton Asian Confederation (BAC) provided a lot of support and assistance for the event and this helped things go smoothly. There was a lack of officials and referees in the host nation so the BAC provided enough numbers to ensure the competition was adjudicated properly. It can only be hoped that as these tournaments increase the exposure of badminton in Laos that more people will be looking to get involved in the sport.


There is no doubt that the BAC are keen to progress the sport in its different countries because it can only strengthen the sport in general. Badminton is a massive sport in Asia but there is always motivation to make the sport larger in the region and if Laos can further the sport then the BAC should be keen to provide all the assistance it can.


The venue was a sell-out for all of the days and there were hundreds of people locked outside on match days. There was also live television coverage on local television channels of the first day’s action with highlights throughout the tournament. This sort of exposure would have been otherwise unheard of in Laos and the justification to take the event there has been more than proved.

With a follow-up event called the Challenger set for 2009, there is hope that badminton can continue to flourish in the area and that the event is even bigger next year. With a prize fund of US $15,000 on offer, there is every chance that a better class of player will be looking to take part in the event.


For any sport to develop and grow there is a need to broaden the market available and to teach the sport to as many new people as possible. Given the high standards of many of the Asian badminton teams, it will be asking a lot for a local team to be challenging for honours soon but credit is due to the BAC for pushing the sport onwards.

http://www.badminton-information.com/laos_finds_its_badminton_feet.html

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well done laos, jus another accomplishment to add to the growing list

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The Lao badminton team won three bronze medals in the Lao Future Series Badminton Championship, which took place from April 23 to 27 at the National University of Laos in Vientiane .


The medals came in the women's singles, women's doubles and men's doubles tournaments.


The championship comprised men's, women's and mixed doubles, as well as men's and women's singles.


It proved a successful event and gave the Lao players the chance to improve their skills. This was the first time that Laos had hosted the championship.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parties that put their dedication and effort into the championship,” said the President of the Lao Badminton Federation, Mr Santiphab Phomvihane.


The Lao National Sports Committee gave guidance and support to the event, and the Badminton Asia Confederation helped to organise it.


“Thank you to Brunei , Cambodia , Indonesia , Malaysia , the Philippines , Thailand and Vietnam for participating,” said Mr Santiphab.


Dao Heuang Group and other companies supported the championship. Minister of Finance Somdy Duangdy, Vice President of the Lao National Sports Committee Somphou Phongsa and students from the university attended the closing ceremony on Sunday.


The Lao Badminton Federation and the Badminton Asia Confederation will discuss the organisation of next year's championship.


“The championship will be upgraded to the ‘Lao International Challenge Badminton Championship 2009', and will have prize money of more than 100 million kip (US$15,000). We expect more than 10 countries to attend next year's event,” said Mr Santiphab.


In this year's championship Indonesia finished in first place, after winning three gold, two silver and three bronze medals.


Vietnam took second place with two gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

The team from Thailand came in third with two silver medals and one bronze, while the Lao team won three bronze medals to take fourth place.


Brunei finished fifth after winning one bronze medal, while both Malaysia and the Philippines failed to win a medal and finished in joint sixth position.


A total of 75 young badminton players from seven countries took part in the championship.


By Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong



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Anything is "First time in Laos history" because Laos never done anything.

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