Athletes' field test results disappoint KONI<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) is
\ndisappointed with the results of physical fitness tests conducted
\nby six of the sports bodies preparing its athletes for the 20th
\nSoutheast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei Darussalam in August.<\/p>\n
Moch. Hindarto, KONI's official in charge of athlete
\ndevelopment, urged officials from the six sports bodies to use
\nthe results of the tests to review their training programs in
\norder to increase their athletes performances in the next three
\nmonths.<\/p>\n
\"We are not looking for a scapegoat. We will consult with our
\nexperts tomorrow (Friday) about how to boost athletes
\nperformances to enable them to win medals at the Games. We are
\nresponsible for making sure they win medals,\" he said after
\nchairing a meeting with the six sports organizations on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The six sports bodies which conducted the tests, supervised by
\nKONI's sports science commission, are basketball, tenpin bowling,
\nboxing, diving, golf and karate.<\/p>\n
Imron ZS, head of KONI's training center and the training
\ndirector for the SEA Games, said two of the basketball players
\nshowed excellent fitness, two others were considered poor and the
\nrest of the players had fair results. All of the female tenpin
\nbowlers received bad marks in the tests.<\/p>\n
He also said all the boxers scored high in the test. The male
\ndivers did very well while the female divers scored good results.
\nThe male golfers earned good marks in the test while the female
\ngolfers had fair results.<\/p>\n
Imron added female karatekas got bad marks while male
\nkaratekas had good results.<\/p>\n
He blamed the poor results on the training programs.<\/p>\n
\"Sports organizations must train their athletes before and
\nafter they compete in tournaments. The test results indicate we
\nalways start from zero when we face multievent tournaments like
\nthe SEA Games,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"If you had been preparing the athletes since last December,
\nthey wouldn't get poor results. But we can't just blame the
\nathletes, let's also look at ourselves,\" Imron, who accompanied
\nHindarto to the meeting, said.<\/p>\n
Hindarto called on sports bodies to be more serious in
\ntraining their athletes, saying the bodies should put their
\nathletes on a continual training program to keep prepared for
\ntournaments. He also urged the bodies to be honest in informing
\nKONI of their training processes.<\/p>\n
He said KONI would conduct another fitness test in six weeks
\nto reevaluate the athletes condition.<\/p>\n
\"We also want to check whether the sports bodies told us the
\ntruth about their athletes conditions,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Hindarto said KONI would arrange a special training program to
\nenable athletes to train themselves when they are not competing
\nin tournaments.<\/p>\n
\"Athletes failed to get good marks on the test because they
\nnever exercise. They are enjoying their lives too much. After the
\nSEA Games, we will socialize the new training program.\"<\/p>\n
\"By applying this training program, we hope athletes won't be
\ntoo dependent on their coaches. It also will help them form a
\nchampions mentality,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Indonesia will send 448 athletes from 20 sports to the SEA
\nGames from Aug. 7 to Aug. 12. The Games, which will be hosted by
\nBrunei for the first time, will offer 235 gold medals in 21
\nsports. (ivy)<\/p>",
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