Indonesia's female archers make early exits in Bangkok<\/p>\n
BANGKOK (JP): Indonesian women's archery quartet failed in
\ntheir bid for a podium finish at the 13th Asian Games when they
\nwere all sent packing in the early stages of the competition on
\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
Veteran Nurfitriyana Saiman Lantang, a member of Indonesia's
\nsilver medal winning trio at the 1988 Olympics, was beaten 151-
\n155 by Japan's Misa Tsubouchi in the FITA second-stage knock-out
\nround.<\/p>\n
Lucia Elizabeth Sampouw joined Nurfitriyana's after falling to
\na 139-155 defeat against defending champion Lee Eun-kyung of
\nSouth Korea.<\/p>\n
Two other Indonesian representatives, Dwi Purwanti and
\nSuhartini, missed the cut in a qualifying event for the 32-field
\ncompetition for the medals at the Thammasat University sports
\ncomplex on Monday.<\/p>\n
Lee advanced to the final, but lost to compatriot Kim Jo-sun
\nafter three=arrow shoot-off. Both leveled on 109-109 before the
\ntiebreaker. China's Lin Sang was awarded the bronze despite her
\nloss to another Korean Lee Mi-jeong, due to a ruling which
\ndisallows a country to sweep all the three medals.<\/p>\n
Indonesian coach Lee Jae-hyun of South Korea, who guided Lee
\nto her Asian Games gold medal four years ago, said he was
\ndisappointed that his new charges had failed to execute all the
\ntechniques they have been practicing in training sessions.<\/p>\n
\"If they could maintain their concentration, I believe the
\ntraining would pay dividends and their results would be much
\nbetter,\" he said.<\/p>\n
But Indonesian team manager Andi Suhendro blamed his squad's
\nlack of competition for the poor performance.<\/p>\n
\"Nurfitriyana offered great resistance to her Japanese
\nopponent but she could not last out the close match because she
\nwas unprepared for it,\" Andi said.<\/p>\n
The Olympic veteran was unable to attend most of the national
\ntraining program for the Asiad because her employer, Bank DKI,
\nreleased her only three months before the games started.<\/p>\n
Andi said his younger archers had cracked under pressure
\nduring their matches on Tuesday because they lacked international
\nexposure.<\/p>\n
\"They were too tense during shooting at the qualifying round.
\nOnly Lucia managed to stay relaxed,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, coach Wiryawan Richard Yohanis complained about the
\nstrong, cold wind.<\/p>\n
\"Many competitors, including Nurfitriyana, had visibility
\nproblems because the wind was blowing right in their faces,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\"South Korean and Japanese archers also failed to perform at
\ntheir best because of the unfriendly wind,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Indonesian men's trio of Hendra Setiawan, Wahyu Hidayat and
\nYulianto will be in action on Wednesday in the men's second-stage
\nround. Compatriot Latief Pramono failed to qualify.<\/p>\n
Andi said he did not expect too much from the men's trio. \"We
\nonly have a slim chance in the men's event. Let's see tomorrow,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
After the Asian Games are over, the national archery team will
\nhave a one-month break before they resume training for the World
\nChampionships and the Asian Championships next year. (yan)<\/p>",
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