Indonesian shuttlers set 4-gold target in Asian Games

JAKARTA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Badminton team of Indonesia has eyed 4 gold medals in the 18th Asian Games in the country next year.

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla stressed on Tuesday that the country's badminton players have to be well trained and prepared for the four-gold medal target.

"We will face a big sport event next year. Based on statistics data our achievement had been relatively down for the last ten years. And badminton has always generated it, and badminton always frequently has given gold medals in Olympic," he said in Cipayung of East Jakarta.

Indonesia is to host the 18th Asian Games, which will be played in the country's capital and Palembang city of South Sumatra province from August 18 to September 2 of next year.