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Indanesia Is the Sports Jug or Not

Badminton is the only sport in which indanesia has ever won gold at the olympics. It's done so at every single olympic bar on since badmonton was introduced in 19 92. People like what they're good at, and so it's a source of national pride. The players have been showered with plenty of other gifts too. They've been offered all paid for holidays, houses, meat ball kiosks. And one was even offered five cows. Lucky woman.

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