Indonesia to send synchronized divers to train in China<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): With the new event of synchronized diving to be
\nfeatured at the 2001 Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games,
\nthe Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) plans to send athletes
\nto train in China next year.<\/p>\n
Coach Harly Ramayani told reporters on Tuesday, after
\nattending a meeting with the National Sports Council (KONI), that
\nthe federation stressed the need of overseas training for the new
\nevent as Indonesia does not yet have the equipment.<\/p>\n
\"Synchronized diving needs double towers which we can't
\nprovide right now. Therefore, we aim to send them to China for
\ntraining to improve their performance prior to the Games,\" said
\nHarly, who is also PRSI deputy in charge of the diving committee.<\/p>\n
Harly said four athletes were being groomed for the new event.
\nThey are Nany Suryani and Eka Purnama Indah in the women's side
\nand Nasrullah and Husaini Nur in the men's side.<\/p>\n
Another eight athletes were under intensive training for other
\ndiving events.<\/p>\n
\"Some of the divers are newcomers. PRSI has called young
\ndivers Denis Harimukti and Treviani Dias of East Java to join the
\ncentralized training.\"<\/p>\n
\"The reason for staging the centralized training in Senayan is
\nbecause it is the only good diving facility in Indonesia,\" she
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Harly declined to comment on the PRSI target in diving for the
\nGames.<\/p>\n
\"I can only talk about our chances after we have the core team
\nin June. We will only have eight divers including the
\nsynchronized divers. You'll have to wait until then,\" she said.<\/p>\n
\"But I can say that our divers will face tough competition
\nfrom Malaysian divers who have equal skills. They have the
\nadvantage of being coached by five Chinese coaches. Divers from
\nThailand and the Philippines are also a threat.\"<\/p>\n
Separately, the Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi)
\nexecutive director, Sri Sudono Sumarto, said that they would use
\na different approach to set the national team.<\/p>\n
\"We don't have to set up centralized training while the
\nplayers are playing for their respective clubs during the
\nIndonesian Basketball League (Kobatama). The league is a good
\ntraining ground for them,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"The players can be selected based on their performance during
\nthe league. Then we will we conduct the centralized training.\"<\/p>\n
Sudono admitted that there were difficulties in arranging the
\nschedules between the league's competition schedule and the
\nnational team training programs.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, David Sitorus of the Indonesian Bowling Association
\n(PBI) told The Jakarta Post that 30 bowlers are being prepared in
\na current decentralized training phase for the SEA Games.<\/p>\n
\"The bowlers are from East Kalimantan, Jakarta, Riau, South
\nSumatra, West Java, and West Sumatra. They have been training in
\ntheir own provinces since May,\" he said over the phone.<\/p>\n
\"We'll have a selection in January or February to start the
\ncentralized phase. The final team will consist of six bowlers
\neach in the men's and women's division.\"<\/p>\n
\"There will be an equal composition. It would be better if we
\ncould have an all-junior team for the purpose of regeneration.
\nThe junior bowlers would then be able to compete with their
\nseniors.\"<\/p>\n
Speaking about the target, David said Indonesia aimed at
\nachieving two gold medals out of 12 events. The medals are
\nexpected from the men's team-of-five and women's single events.
\nOther events are doubles, trios, all-event and masters events.<\/p>\n
\"Our main contender is Malaysia which is at its height
\nnowadays. Singapore can also pose a threat. On the other hand,
\nthe Philippines' bowlers are declining,\" he said. (nvn)<\/p>",
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