Foreigners rule Jakarta athletic invitational meet<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): As expected, the foreign athletes brought in by
\ntimber tycoon Bob Hasan for his one day track and field
\ninvitational meet ruled the day at Madya Stadium, managing to
\ngive the around 600 locals in the audience a rare treat here on
\nSaturday.<\/p>\n
Although most of the international players performed below
\npar, they managed to seize almost all the medals at stake during
\nthe event and to draw constant applause from the local fans,
\nmostly comprised of uniformed school children and off-duty
\nsoldiers.<\/p>\n
One particularly interesting performance was given by Andrew
\nCason, the American 100 meter sprinter who arrived in Indonesia
\njust three hours before the race.<\/p>\n
Cason, overcoming the heat and jet-lag, prevailed virtually
\nunchallenged and clocked 10:24 seconds, well below his best time
\nof 9:98.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the Indonesian high-school students liked him so
\nmuch that they did "the wave" for him.<\/p>\n
Cason's finishing time, in fact, is well below the Asian
\nrecord of 10:14, which was established by Talal Mansoor of Qatar.<\/p>\n
Qatar himself came in second on Saturday with 10:38.<\/p>\n
"What do you expect?" Cason asked reporters. "I just came out
\nof a 20-hour flight."<\/p>\n
"I think I still did pretty good considering I had very little
\npreparation and rest," Cason said with a big smile.<\/p>\n
Things were not very different in the women's 100m. The
\nfavorite, American Flirtisha Harris, came first with a 11:59
\nfinish.<\/p>\n
A pleasant surprise at this event was the performance of the
\ndashing former Asian queen of sprint, Lydia de Vega of the
\nPhilippines, who clocked 11:87 and came in second.<\/p>\n
Harris' finish was well below the Asian record of 11:02,
\nproduced by Chinese Liu Xiaomei.<\/p>\n
Indonesia<\/p>\n
Host Indonesia managed to nick one bronze medal in the event,
\nthanks to Freddy Mahuse, one of the country's best javelin
\nthrowers who scored 65.24 meters.<\/p>\n
Freddy's performance, however, was still below the national
\nrecord established by his own brother Frans Mahuse of 75.58
\nmeters.<\/p>\n
Saturday's javelin champion was Great Britain's Colin McKenzie
\nwhose 76.28 meters throw drew rapturous applause and long
\nadmiring "ohs" and "ahs" from the audience.<\/p>\n
Another audience favorite was the American triple-jumper
\nCynthia Rhodes who dominated this event with 13.43 meters. Rhodes
\nacknowledged the fans' support, charmingly waving and smiling at
\nthe crowd every time she finished a jump. (hdj)<\/p>\n
Results<\/p>\n
Men<\/p>\n
Pole vault
\n 1. Patrick Manson (U.S.) 5.50 meters
\n 2. Hideji Suzuki (Jap) 5.00
\n 3. Edward Lasquete (Phi) 4.80<\/p>\n
100 meters
\n 1. Andre Cason (U.S.) 10.24 seconds
\n 2. Talal Mansoor (Qatar) 10.38
\n 3. Mohd Hosni (Sin) 10.43<\/p>\n
110 meter hurdles
\n 1. Anthony Knight (Jam) 14.04
\n 2. Chaminda Fonseka (Sri Lanka) 14.18
\n 3. Chen Ching Hsiung (Tpe) 14.49<\/p>\n
1,500 meters
\n 1. Eric Nedeau (U.S) 3:54.45 minutes
\n 2. Kazuo Harikawa (Jap) 3:56.65
\n 3. Hector Begeo (Phi) 3:59.99<\/p>\n
Javelin
\n 1. Colin McKenzie (GB) 76.28 metres
\n 2. Kota Suzuki (Jap) 74.12
\n 3. Freddy Mahuse (Ina) 65.24<\/p>\n
5,000 meters
\n 1. Hisayuki Okawa (Jap) 14:31.05
\n 2. Alesandro Gomes (Spa) 14:42.92
\n 3. Prasad Bahadur (Ina) 14:43.50<\/p>\n
Women<\/p>\n
Javelin
\n 1. Louise McPaul (Aus) 57.94 metres
\n 2. Akiko Miyajima (Jap) 49.94
\n 3. Sukon Piromkhory (Tha) 47.84<\/p>\n
Triple jump
\n 1. Cynthea Rhodes (U.S.) 13.43 metres
\n 2. Seiko Nishiuchi (Jap) 12.46
\n 3. Nor Aishah Ismail (Mal) 12.17<\/p>\n
100 meter hurdles
\n 1. Dionne Rose (Jam) 13.13 seconds
\n 2. Sriyani Kulawansa (Sri Lanka) 13.25
\n 3. Vu Bich Huong (Vietnam) 13.94<\/p>\n
800 meters
\n 1. Nekita Beasley (U.S.) 2:04.32
\n 2. Shiny Wilson (Ina) 2:04.34
\n 3. Maurietta Tabangin (Phi) 2:10.75<\/p>\n
100 meters
\n 1. Flirtisha Harris (U.S.) 11.59 seconds
\n 2. Lydia de Vega (Phi) 11.87
\n 3. Sachiko Kiso (Jap) 12.19<\/p>",
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