Athletic row raises curtain on 14th PON<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The unsettled fate of Central Java women's
\nmarathon runner Ruwiyati made for an unpleasant prelude to the
\n14th National Games (PON) which open today.<\/p>\n
Ruwiyati's coach, Alwi Mugiyanto, said yesterday that his 18-
\nyear-old protege would decline national duty at the Southeast
\nAsian Games next year if she is barred from participating in the
\nPON's marathon competition.<\/p>\n
SEA Games gold medalist Ruwiyati is scheduled to undergo her
\nlast medical check-up at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital this morning
\nas required by the PON organizing committee. At the same time,
\nRuwiyati is expected to attend the National Sports Day
\ncelebration at Merdeka Palace, in which she is slated to receive
\nan award from President Soeharto.<\/p>\n
"It's confusing. How can she be in two different places at the
\nsame time," Alwi complained.<\/p>\n
The PON organizers breached an International Athletic Amateur
\nFederation ruling which prohibits runners under the age of 20
\nfrom competing in the marathon. The ruling also requires a clean
\nbill of health.<\/p>\n
Dr. Yuslam, a medical official in Central Java, said
\nyesterday that Ruwiyati's fitness tests scheduled for Sept. 2 and
\nSept. 7, were postponed.<\/p>\n
Yuslam said that Ruwiyati was later examined in Semarang and
\nconsidered fit for the long-distance race.<\/p>\n
"We found a little problem on her leg bone but it's been
\nhandled already," Yuslam said.<\/p>\n
Ruwiyati, the winner of the 10,000-meter at the last PON, is
\nexpected to strike a golden hat trick in the 5,000m, 10,000m and
\nmarathon.<\/p>\n
Central Java's athletic woes continued with the false
\nregistration of six runners. The Central Javanese saw their names
\nlisted in competitions in which they have not entered athletes.<\/p>\n
"It's a big problem. We could lose our medal winning chances
\nin six events," Bambang Siswoyo, Central Java technical director,
\nsaid after the late finding.<\/p>\n
"We will let them compete in the wrong events, anyway,"
\nBambang said.<\/p>\n
Tennis<\/p>\n
In the tennis elimination round matches yesterday, a cramped
\nDjanuar Radjab retired from his decisive doubles match to give
\nNorth Sulawesi a 2-1 win over Central Sulawesi in the men's team
\nevent. National player Djanuar and his partner Rommy Pioh were
\ntrailing 2-4 and one set down against North Sulawesi's Daniel
\nHeryanto and Abdul Kahar when the duel was stopped.<\/p>\n
Former national number one Daniel easily put his team 1-0
\nahead, but Djanuar pulled level with a hard-earned 6-7, 7-5, 6-3
\nwin over Marco Sitepu in a match lasting over three hours.<\/p>\n
Daniel and company will play Lampung in the last Group D match
\nfor a place in the second round today.<\/p>\n
Favorite Jakarta scored its second straight win in Group C, a
\n3-0 drubbing of South Sumatra, to move closer to the next round.<\/p>\n
On the women's team, Yayuk Basuki-led Yogyakarta also
\nmaintained its winning streak by beating West Java 2-1.<\/p>\n
The chess competition kicked off with favorites Jakarta and
\nWest Java chalking up opening wins. Jakarta beat North Sumatra 3-
\n1, while West Java downed Riau 3.5-0.5.<\/p>\n
Chess, making its first appearance in PON, started a day
\nbefore the opening ceremony to give players donning the national
\ncolors in the Olympics of Chess late this month enough time to
\nrest between events. (amd)<\/p>",
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