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 | | Badminton was a demonstration sport at the Games of 1972 and 1988 before it achieved full Olympic status at Barcelona in 1992, when romance was in the air; the first winners of Olympic badminton titles and Olympic gold medals in any sport for Indonesia, Susi Susanti and Allan Budi Kusuma, were engaged to be married. |
 | | Susanti won her title over Bang Soo-hyun, of South Korea, two hours before Kusuma beat Ardy Wiranata, his Indonesia team-mate. |
 | | They were still engaged four years later, when Susanti attempted, but failed, to retain her title. |
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