Indonesia will send seven fencers to Thailand Open<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia, the undisputed fencing powerhouse in
\nSoutheast Asia, will send seven fencers to the Thailand Open from
\nAug. 16 to Aug. 20 as a testing ground to see whether the country
\nwill take part in the ultimate regional fencing contest during
\nthe 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima in October.<\/p>\n
\"We expect our fencers to come out in the top three during the
\nevent so that the National Sports Committee (KONI) can confirm
\nits decision regarding our participation in the Asiad,\" national
\ncoach Soeratmin was quoted as saying by Antara here on Monday.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Fencing Association (Ikasi) has groomed seven
\nfencers, all men, to take part in the saber and epee numbers in
\nboth the Thailand meet and the Asiad. They are: Didi Bolang,
\nBayu, Lucky Ramdani for saber and Henri Lenzum, Perdian Kuron,
\nRudi Setiawan and Chaidir for epee.<\/p>\n
Ikasi previously planned to take part in the fencing world
\ntournament in Greece last June, but this plan failed due to
\nshortage of funds.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian delegation has a better chance in the team
\nevents rather than the singles, Soeritmin said.<\/p>\n
\"This is because we have less competitors in the team
\ncontests,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He added that Indonesia has the potential to at least grab
\nsecond place in the team saber number and third place for the
\nteam epee.<\/p>\n
The Thailand Open will feature fencers from China, Hong Kong,
\nJapan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, the
\nPhilippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and
\nUzbekistan. (hdj)<\/p>",
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