Forki sets sights on SEA Games 2001<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Karate-Do Federation (Forki)
\nannounced on Tuesday plans to establish a centralized training
\ncenter to prepare national karatekas for the 2001 Southeast Asian
\n(SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n
Forki secretary-general Hendardji Soepandji said the
\ncentralized training center would select participants after the
\n15th National Games (PON) in June 2000, because Forki wanted to
\nsearch for junior karatekas during the Games.<\/p>\n
The federation would also search for talented karatekas from
\nthe biennial Kasad (Army's Chief of Staff) Cup scheduled for
\nAugust 2000, he said.<\/p>\n
\"The karatekas are currently preparing in their respective
\nareas. We will send our talent scouts to seek out young karatekas
\nwho are below 15 years of age in a series of national
\nchampionships next year.\"<\/p>\n
\"These young karatekas will join the training center for the
\n2001 SEA Games, which will start after PON,\" the military police
\ncolonel said after visiting Indonesian Sports Council (KONI)
\nchairman Wismoyo Arismunandar.<\/p>\n
Hendardji accompanied the karatekas team which competed last
\nweek in the Asian Union Karate Organization (AUKO) championship
\nin Singapore.<\/p>\n
Indonesia finished fifth with three silvers and bronzes each
\nin the two-day competition which was attended by 25 Asian
\ncountries. Its medal tall did not measure up to its achievement
\ntwo years ago when at the same event it earned two golds in the
\nwomen's kumite competition.<\/p>\n
Indonesia sent Arif Taufan Syamsuddin, Hasan Basri, Novilus
\nTedius Yoku, Sonny Simangasing and Umar Syarif in the men's
\nkumite; Aswan Ali, Elias Tande and Wahyu Widayat in the men's
\nkata team; Endang Trimurti Wulandari, Merani Mega and Fitria Mega
\nSjaukat in the women's kata team and Sandra Ariyani in the
\nwomen's kumite.<\/p>\n
Hendardji said he hoped the team member would be consistent in
\nmaintaining their physical ability and achievements so they could
\nperform well at the SEA Games.<\/p>\n
He also said that in the future Forki would groom junior
\nathletes together with their seniors so that a gap in
\ncapabilities would not eventuate.<\/p>\n
\"Based on the AUKO championship results, we think there is a
\nshortage of women's karatekas for the kumite event. But all the
\nkaratekas are getting older. Junior karatekas do not have the
\nsame level of capability as their seniors.\"<\/p>\n
\"After all, the junior karatekas should be able to train
\nwithout any supervision. Training is not merely a responsibility
\nfor our officials,\" Hendardji said.<\/p>\n
He said Forki had not named any karatekas for the 2004 Olympic
\nGames, but that Indonesia could win medals in the light class
\ndivision.<\/p>\n
Eleven of the 19 class divisions will be featured at the 2004
\nGames. The event will exclude the men's and women's kumite team,
\nmen's and women's kata teams, men's and women's open class,
\nwomen's below 48-kilograms class and men's below 55-kg division.
\n(ivy)<\/p>",
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