Big bonuses for best SEAG athletes<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): To honor the successful members of the
\nIndonesian 19th SEA Games contingent, the organizing consortium
\nand National Sports Council handed over bonuses in the form of
\ninsurance policies yesterday.<\/p>\n
Cyclist Nurhayati and gymnast Jonathan Mangiring Sianturi each
\nreceived Rp 125 million (US$34,720), 80 percent in policies and
\nthe rest in cash. They will be given the cash today.<\/p>\n
Both Nurhayati and Jonathan won five golds in individual
\nevents during the Games, which started on Oct. 11 and ended
\nSunday. Jonathan also won another gold in the team event,
\ncompleting his supremacy with six golds.<\/p>\n
\"I thank God for his blessings and for giving us a good leader
\nwho pays so much attention to his athletes,\" Jonathan said after
\nreceiving the bonus.<\/p>\n
Speechless Nurhayati could only thank everyone for the
\nattention she had received.<\/p>\n
They also received motorcycles from PT Yamaha, along with
\nrunner Supriati Sutono, who won three golds and broke three SEA
\nGames records, and swimmers Catherine Surya and Rita Mariani, who
\nbroke two SEA Games records.<\/p>\n
Weight lifter Sri Indriyani received a 36-square-meter house
\nin Cibinong, Bogor, from PT Daksa for her outstanding performance
\nin breaking a junior world record.<\/p>\n
Although weight lifter Kassaraporn Suta of Thailand broke the
\nworld record in the clean and jerk in her category, but in the
\nmulti-event her total lift did not eclipse the old record.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said
\nin his speech: \"The Thai weight lifter only broke the clean and
\njerk record not the total lift record as required in the multi-
\nevent. That's why Sri Indriyani deserves the house more than
\nher.\"<\/p>\n
PT Aspac also gave Rp 2 million in cash to athletes who
\nperformed outstandingly and beat higher ranked players. Hatimin
\nand Lampa in rowing, who each won five golds; Wukirasih Sawondari
\nand Liza Andriyani who defeated Thailand's world ranked 37th
\ntennis player Tamarine Tanasugarn; and Candra Wijaya\/Elyza, who
\nbeat world number one shuttlers Tri Kusharjanto\/Minarti Timur in
\nthe badminton mixed doubles individual event, received the
\nbonuses.<\/p>\n
Council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar said: \"You enable the
\nnation to walk tall again. You have returned the country's
\ndignity despite pessimistic forecasts about your likely
\nperformance before the Games started.\"<\/p>\n
\"Next year, we'll face a bigger challenge to compete in the
\n15th Asian Games in Bangkok and other international events.\"<\/p>\n
Sports observer Mangombar Ferdinand Siregar said: \"There will
\nbe a great need to train and to compete overseas, not only here
\nat home. The athletes can't develop a tough mental attitude
\nwithout experiencing lots of competition.\"<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Games consortium's executive director, Bambang
\nYoga Sugama, said the consortium still had to pay the
\naccommodation arrears, amounting to 30 percent of the total bill,
\nthe cost of returning the visiting contingents' sports equipment
\nhome and other miscellaneous expenses.<\/p>\n
\"Some of our profits are being used to finance the
\ntransportation department.\"<\/p>\n
The consortium imported hundreds of built-up cars for the
\nGames.<\/p>\n
The council's treasurer, Setya Novanto, said the Ministry of
\nTransportation had given Rp 15 billion to the consortium raised
\nfrom sticker sales in airports. (04\/yan)<\/p>",
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