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Indonesian shuttler to appeal BWF’s match-fixing suspension
The bans and suspensions are believed to be the first to have been imposed on Indonesian shuttlers.
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Indonesian badminton player Agrippina Prima Rahmanto Putera. (YouTube/Agrippina and Friends)
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ndonesian badminton player Agrippina Prima Rahmanto Putera plans to appeal a recent ban by the World Badminton Federation (BWF) for his involvement in match-fixing.
Agrippina is among eight Indonesian shuttlers who received various harsh sanctions, from six- to 12-year suspensions to life bans, for breaching the world governing body’s regulations related to match-fixing, match manipulation and/or betting on badminton, according to the federation on bwfbadminton.com on Friday.
The bans and suspensions are believed to be the first to have been imposed on Indonesian shuttlers.
Three of them, namely Hendra Tandjaya, Ivandi Danang and Androw Yunanto, have been banned from badminton-related activities for life. Meanwhile, Sekartaji Putri, Mia Mawarti, Fadilla Afni, Aditiya Dwiantoro and Agripinna have been suspended for between six and 12 years and fined between US$3,000-$12,000 each.
The suspensions are deemed effective from Jan. 18, 2020, the date on which the provisional suspensions were issued.
As per the judicial procedures, the athletes have the right to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within 21 days of the notice of the reasoned decision, which was handed down on Dec. 22, 2020.
Agrippina received the six-year suspension and a $3,000 in fine. The sanctions arose from two charges: failing to report an approach from Hendra to manipulate a men’s doubles match at the Vietnam Open 2017, which he rejected; and, being involved in betting activities on badminton.
