Jakarta (Antara) - Indonesian badminton star, Taufik Hidayat said goodbye as a farewell expression to tens of thousands of his fans in Jakarta's Senayan sports stadium on the sidelines of final round of Djarum Indonesia Badminton Open 2013 on Sunday. Taufik decided to hang his racket or retire from the world badminton competitions after 25 years of playing with a number of glorious achievements. On the same occasion (Sunday), Taufik received an award from the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) which was handed by its chairman, Gita Wirjawan symbolically. "Probably it is the right time for me to retire from being an Indonesian badminton athlete," Taufik said with tears in his eyes. At the moment Taufik thanked all his supporters, his parents, his family and the PBSI. "This is an emotional moment to me. I don't know what should I say. Certainly, once again thank you very much," Taufik said. At his last match when participating in Djarum Indonesia Badminton Open 2013, Taufik was defeated by the Indian athlete, B. Sai Praneeth with score 21-15, 12-21, 17-21, on Wednesday (June 12). "I had no preparation at all prior to the match and also had mixed feelings," he explained. "It seems very heavy for me to leave badminton after 25 years here," Taufik, who was born in Bandung, West Java on August 10, 1981, said. (*)

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