At the beginning of the 2024 Dinus Festival (Dinusfest), Dinus Badminton Cup VI was hosted for high school students. Dozens of high schools dispatched their best athletes to compete in that prestigious national event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a total of 150 participants consisting of 60 high school athletes and 20 college athletes, Dinus Badminton Cup VI takes place from January 22nd to 25th, 2024. The competition is divided into two categories and eight competition groups, including high school men\u2019s single, high school women\u2019s single, and college men\u2019s double. The competitive nature of every group was apparent, and all participating athletes were able to showcase their best performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alif Agsakli Haresta, the head of the committee, explained that the competition served as a platform to hone the skills possessed by participants. Moreover, it also functioned as a way to garner talented young badminton athletes. According to Alif, the participants sparked immense enthusiasm for competing in this event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Indonesia, Badminton is among the most popular sports. Based on our understanding, we saw that the participant could hone their skills, making this competition even more competitive,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dinusfest itself is a series of contests aimed at high school students. In addition to contests, there are also expos and webinars hosted by Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus). Moreover, dozens of contests are also hosted specifically aimed at college students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his speech, Candra Irawan, M. Kom., the Instructor of the Badminton Unit at Udinus, encouraged those participants to hold their sense of sportsmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll participants must hold sportsmanship. From what we have seen, every athlete has showcased such formidable performances. Hopefully, these athletes can one day make a name for Indonesia in the badminton sports branch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n