Indonesia bags two golds at LG Cup<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta<\/p>\n
Indonesia tae kwon do athletes struck gold in the final
\nmatches on Sunday, but were unable to stop the Vietnamese
\nonslaught as the visitors grabbed another four golds for a total
\nof 12.<\/p>\n
Derry Darmansyah in the men's bantamweight division and Amalia
\nKurniasih in the women's heavyweight division were Indonesia's
\ngold medalist on the last day of the two-day 7th LG ASEAN Tae
\nKwon Do Championship.<\/p>\n
Derry defeated fellow countryman Gerry Permadi 8-5 in the
\nfinal, while Amalia put a 6-4 win over M. Maria Estela B. of the
\nPhilippines in a thrilling final match.<\/p>\n
\"Gerry is the toughest fighter I faced in this championship,\"
\nsaid Derry, the 2004 National Games and the 2003 SEA Games gold
\nmedalist.<\/p>\n
Amalia launched into her final match on the attack, but Maria
\nEstela refused to bow down, turning the match into a nail biter.<\/p>\n
A combination right-left kick earned Amalia a 3-2 in the first
\nround, a one-point lead she kept through the second round. The
\nIndonesian built up to a 5-3 lead before wrapping the match 6-4.<\/p>\n
\"I have proved that I can do the job well, even over well-
\nknown athletes such as Estela,\" Amalia said after her victory.<\/p>\n
Vietnam took the championship with a dozen golds with
\nIndonesia in a distant second with two, followed by Malaysia and
\nthe Philippines, each with a single gold -- the Philippines made
\nthird place thanks to its collection of seven silvers against
\nMalaysia's three.<\/p>\n
However, the Philippines' single gold was won in a
\ncontroversial manner by women's middleweight fighter Criselda
\nRoxa, with opponent Chew Chew Chan of Malaysia refusing to
\ncontinue the fight just 10 seconds into the final round, citing
\nunfair refereeing.<\/p>\n
Cambodia, Myanmar, Singapore and Timor Leste all came up empty
\nin their gold run.<\/p>\n
At the junior level, Indonesia won three more golds for a
\ntally of five, with Sunday's victories contributed by Selvyana
\nRosok, Siska Permata and M. Riski.<\/p>\n
The Philippines' young fighters won seven golds to top the
\njunior standings, while Vietnam took second place with six,
\nfollowed by Indonesia.<\/p>\n
In the combined senior and junior standings, Vietnam was in
\nfirst place with 18 golds, followed by the Philippines with nine,
\nIndonesia with seven and Malaysia, one.<\/p>\n
Heavyweight fighter Nguyen Tan Hung of Vietnam was named best
\nmen's athlete and Amalia secured best women's athlete, while in
\nthe junior category, Paulo Miguel Angeles of the Philippines and
\nIndonesia's Siska Permata took honors.<\/p>",
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