IOC urges RI to apply for Olympic funds<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
\nrepresentative Michel Filliau urged the National Sports Council
\n(KONI) to prepare its four-year planning and strategy for the
\nAthens 2004 Olympic Games to secure the Olympic Solidarity
\nscholarship.<\/p>\n
\"IOC allocates some US$320 million for the four-year period
\nprior to the Athens Olympics, from 2001 until 2004, for a
\nworldwide coverage of the program,\" Filliau told a press
\nconference Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\"KONI only has to explain its programs and strategies for the
\nfour-year period to get the scholarship. And of course the
\nrecipients must have certain sport achievements.\"<\/p>\n
Filliau, IOC's manager of administration and services at the
\nNational Olympic Committee (NOC) relations department, has been
\ninvited by KONI to attend its three-day national congress in
\nSenayan.<\/p>\n
There are 20 world and 10 continental programs in the
\nscholarship designed to help NOCs prepare their national team and
\nathletes for Olympic Games.<\/p>\n
The program is divided into two categories. The first category
\nis for those who will compete in the Olympics while the second is
\ndirected at young promising athletes.<\/p>\n
KONI's official responsible for the Olympic Solidarity
\nprogram, Mochammad Moeslim, told the conference that KONI would
\nhave to submit its proposal and nominees in early 2002.<\/p>\n
\"The scholarship will be disbursed two years before the
\nOlympics. Therefore, I urge sports organizations to prepare their
\nproposals and nominees because IOC will not accept any late
\nentries.\"<\/p>\n
He was referring to the fact that Indonesia's proposal was
\nrejected because it was two days late prior to the Atlanta 1996
\nOlympics. Indonesia had nominated five shuttlers and a
\nwindsurfer.<\/p>\n
Moeslim said several Indonesian athletes -- Candra Wijaya,
\nDeyana Lomban, Sri Indriyani, Taufik Hidayat and Wynne Prakusya
\n-- had benefited from the program prior to the Sydney Olympics.<\/p>\n
\"Each athlete received US$1200 a month to cover expenses
\nincluding coaches, equipment, and insurance coverage.\"<\/p>\n
Candra won a gold in the badminton men's doubles with partner
\nTony Gunawan while Sri earned a bronze in the women's 48kgs
\nweightlifting division.<\/p>\n
Good impressions<\/p>\n
Fillau also visited the Senayan Sports Complex and Jakarta's
\nanti-doping laboratory during his two-day visit.<\/p>\n
\"It was impressing to know that Indonesia has such a sport
\ncity occupying zone like Senayan Sports Complex. I hope Indonesia
\ncan fully optimize the complex for international multisport
\nevents,\" he said.<\/p>\n
On the anti-doping laboratory, owned by the Jakarta city
\nadministration, he commended it as 'of very high level'.<\/p>\n
\"It shows that anti-doping policy is already part of the
\nglobal sports policy in this country. IOC fully supports such
\npolicy.\"<\/p>\n
\"The laboratory has a great chance to receive IOC's official
\naccreditation for its quality and technicality. It has received
\ntemporary accreditation several times and its staff also took
\npart in the Sydney Olympics's anti-doping laboratory.\"<\/p>\n
Fillau urged Indonesia to apply for official accreditation.<\/p>\n
\"I've been told by KONI's head of Sports Science Center, Dr.
\nCarmen Jahya, that the laboratory will apply for the
\naccreditation next year. The laboratory must be ready to be
\ntested and monitored to meet IOC's standards.\"<\/p>\n
\"The whole process can take one or two years to complete. But
\nI'm sure the laboratory will pass.\" (nvn)<\/p>",
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