Indonesia dominates pencak silat world c'ships<\/p>\n
Indonesia on Saturday dominated the martial arts division of
\nthe 2004 world pencak silat championships by collecting three
\ngold medals out of six contested at the Bedok Sports Hall in
\nSingapore.<\/p>\n
The gold medals were presented by Hamdani and Mohammad Yusuf
\nEffendi in the men's pair; Ni Nyoman Sutriwati and Kadek
\nWulandari in the women's pair; and Suryani, Pudji Dwi Riyanti and
\nMila Lusiana Megawati in the women's team.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, defending champion Eko Wahyudi had to be satisfied
\nwith a bronze after losing to Nguyen Viet Anh of Vietnam, and
\nhost Mohammad Zahid bin Saaban, who won gold and silver
\nrespectively.<\/p>\n
Indonesia also failed to defend its men's team title after
\nHendro Wardoyo, Agus Lamun and Eko Wahyudi collected less points
\nthan the Vietnamese team. Malaysia won the bronze.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile in the fighting division, there were only three
\nIndonesian athletes in the final matches. Vietnamese fighters
\ndominated that division.<\/p>\n
Vietnam is the defending champion, holding the Hang Tuah Cup
\nit won in Malaysia in 2002. -- Antara<\/p>",
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