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Taufik Hidayat to quit this week

Updated on: 11 June,2013 01:02 AM IST  | 
AFP |

Indonesia's former Olympic and world champion Taufik Hidayat will this week bring down the curtain on a colourful career which made him one of badminton's biggest stars and an icon in his home country.

Taufik Hidayat to quit this week

The 31-year-old will receive a rapturous and emotional send-off at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta, a tournament he has won six times with his distinctive, languid style which makes the fast-paced sport seem effortless.

However, Hidayat’s chances of bowing out with a seventh win are low, with no major titles to his name in recent years.




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