China, Australia prevail in archery warm-up meet<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Foreign archers were not the winners but they
\ntaught the Indonesians a dear lesson as they warmed up for the
\n38th World Championships yesterday.<\/p>\n
Both China and Australia shared the limelight, eclipsing the
\nIndonesian archers, who were trying to find their form before the
\nAug. 1-Aug. 6 world championships here.<\/p>\n
The national squad is undergoing its final proving ground in
\nthe June 13-June 18 national championships. China and Australia
\nentered the week-long tournament to get used to the venue for the
\nworld championships and not as competitors.<\/p>\n
China lived up to its billing as one of the world's strongest
\narchery contenders when its athletes finished first in all but
\none event.<\/p>\n
He Ying produced a superb comeback to clinch the top spot in
\nthe women's individual event with a total score of 1,324, thanks
\nto her perfect shots in the 50m and 30m. She edged her fellow
\ntriumphant Asian Games team members, Wang Xiaozhu and Lin Sang,
\nwho scored 1,317 and 1,305 respectively.<\/p>\n
Dahliana, Rusena Gelanteh and Hamdiah, who will form the
\nbackbone for the national team in August, salvaged Indonesia's
\npride as they finished fourth, fifth and seventh, despite their
\nsub-par performances.<\/p>\n
They failed to better the marks they set during the training
\nsession, with Dahliana managing only 1,266, Rusena 1,260 and
\nHamdiah 1,255. They scored an average of 1,300 during the
\ntraining stint for the world championships last month.<\/p>\n
The Chinese women's trio amassed a total of 3,946 to finish
\n267 points better than overnight runner-up Australia. Lampung,
\nspearheaded by Purnama Pandiangan, combined a score of 3,551 for
\nthe third place. The result secured Lampung the gold medal in the
\nnational championships.<\/p>\n
China, however, failed to stop Australian Jackson Fear from
\ntaking the men's individual laurels. Fearless Fear, who set the
\npace in Wednesday's competitions, garnered 1,298 points, just
\nfive points away from runner-up Li Xian Wu of China. Another
\nChinese Fu Sheng Yun played third with 1,289.<\/p>\n
National ace Hendra Setijawan, who sprang a surprise win with
\nhis best mark in the 50m on Wednesday, led a pack of Indonesian
\nstragglers with 1,274.<\/p>\n
Hendra also spurred East Java to dominate the team event of
\nthe national championships. It garnered a total score of 3,719 to
\nbeat close rival Jakarta for the gold.<\/p>\n
Yesterday's action in the national meet received the most
\ncheers from the crowd when Lilies Handayani of East Java, who is
\nexpecting a baby in August, displayed her mastery by beating
\nsurprise finalist Hartati of Jambi in the women's individual
\nevent.<\/p>\n
Lilies, a member of the national team which won the 1988
\nOlympic silver, outclassed a nervous Hartati 103-69 in the final.
\nLilies also shattered the national record by seven points in the
\nsemifinal when she scored 110. (amd)<\/p>",
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