Anton top seed at Nias surf contest<\/p>\n
Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan<\/p>\n
National hopeful Anton Dakhi has been named the top seed at
\nthe Ya'ahowu International Surfing Contest, which will start on
\nFriday in Nias, North Sumatra.<\/p>\n
Governor Rizal Nurdin is scheduled to officially commence the
\nthree-day tournament, which is being staged at Sorake Lagundri.<\/p>\n
A total of Rp 60 million in cash prizes will be up for grabs.<\/p>\n
\"This guy from Nias is the top seed because of his impressive
\nperformance last year when he won a junior international event in
\nBali,\" Clement H. Gultom, an official of the organizing
\ncommittee, said here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Gultom said 15-year-old Anton was in peak form for contending
\nthe championship title at this year's Ya'ahowu surfing event.<\/p>\n
He was optimistic that Anton had a good chance at spoiling the
\ndomination of foreign participants by grabbing the top place.<\/p>\n
The event will see 25 local surfers, including Somali Buelele
\nof Nias, who finished in third place in 2000. The local
\ncontenders will also come from Bali.<\/p>\n
The event was not held last year because of floods.<\/p>\n
Agus Mendrova, the deputy regent of Nias, told The Jakarta
\nPost that as many as 30 foreign participants had already arrived
\nand tried the arena.<\/p>\n
Participants have come from Japan, New Zealand, Australia,
\nBrazil, South Africa and the United States.<\/p>\n
Agus said that the committee had done its best in its
\npreparations to make the event a success.<\/p>",
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