11 junior athletes qualify for PON<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Juwono
\nSudarson attended on Tuesday the second day of the National
\nJunior Athletics Championships at the Senayan Madya Stadium, but
\nhe did not see any records tumble.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, 11 juniors have secured places at the 15th
\nNational Games (PON) to be held next year in Surabaya, after they
\nmet PON qualifications at the championships.<\/p>\n
The athletes were Yolanda Worsiwari of Irian Jaya (girls 200m
\ndash), Orpa Ayeri of Irian Jaya (girls 400m dash), Sri
\nPujilestari of Central Java (girls shot put), Sulastry of Central
\nJava (girls shot put), Dwi Ratnawati of Central Java (girls shot
\nput), Wiwik Suryani of East Java (girls long jump), Felix Lahar
\nBuana of East Java (boys high jump), Avianti of Central Java
\n(girls 10,000m walk), Mery Takoy of East Nusa Tenggara (girls
\n10,000m walk), Vira Milawati of Central Java (girls 10,000m walk)
\nand Risa Wijayanti of Central Java (girls 10,000m walk).<\/p>\n
Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association (PASI) secretary-
\ngeneral Barmawi Chaidir said: "I'm glad to see our young
\nathletes' achievements at the championships. Hopefully in two or
\nfour years, they will be able to replace their seniors at the SEA
\nGames."<\/p>\n
Juwono said the Ministry of Education and Culture had prepared
\na strategy to train university students at campuses.<\/p>\n
"Unfortunately, only three campuses -- the University of
\nIndonesia, the Bandung Institute of Technology and the Surabaya
\nInstitute of Technology -- have international standard
\nfacilities."<\/p>\n
Juwono said he would discuss with the National Sports Council
\n(KONI) and the ministry's director general of out of school
\neducation, youths and sports on a system to reward athletes who
\nwere also studying.<\/p>\n
"There are three options. The first is scholarships, then
\ninsurance and the last is a cash bonus. I think scholarships and
\ninsurance will help athletes who are also students for long-term
\ntraining."<\/p>\n
Yolanda won the girls 200 meter dash in 24.92 seconds and
\nqualified for PON which has a maximum time of 26.00. In second
\nplace was Deisy Sumigar of North Sulawesi in 26.12 seconds, while
\nin third place was Hermahayu of Central Java with 26.32 seconds.<\/p>\n
Orpa met the PON limit time after clocking 59.39 seconds in
\nthe 400 meters event. Maryati of West Nusa Tenggara finished
\nsecond with 1:00.17, followed by Endang Kusmiati of East Java
\nwith 1:01.07.<\/p>\n
Felix qualified for PON after he jumped 1.90 meters, 0.05m
\nhigher than the standard. Adi Putra Rema of West Java finished
\nsecond with 1.80m, followed by I Made Suta Atmaja of Bali with
\n1.70m.<\/p>\n
Wiwik jumped 5.40 meters to qualify for PON, which has a
\nstandard of 5.20 meters. Milla Karmila of West Java was in second
\nplace with 5.13m, trailed by Sriwahyu of South Sulawesi with
\n5.07m.<\/p>\n
All winners in girls shot put qualified for PON, which has a
\nlimit of 10.50 meters. Sri won the gold in 11.15m, Sulastry took
\nthe silver in 10.90m and Dwi earned the bronze in 10.84m.<\/p>\n
All four top ranked girls in the 10,000m walk also met the PON
\nstandard of 58 minutes. Avianti won the gold after clocking
\n53:52.77, followed by Mery in 56:27.20, Vira in 56:40.55 and Risa
\nin 56:58.08. (yan)<\/p>",
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