Jonathan shines in gymnastics<\/p>\n
By Emmy Fitri<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): There was high drama in the gymnastics stadium
\nyesterday, as a video review of a disputed performance ultimately
\nhanded Indonesia the third of its five golds in the individual
\napparatus.<\/p>\n
The brouhaha over judging unfortunately overshadowed the feat
\nof Indonesian Jonathan Mangiring Sianturi, who won two golds
\ndespite being waylaid by injury for several months.<\/p>\n
Afrina Suryani Siahaan was awarded 8.100 for her routine on
\nthe uneven bars, much to the dismay of the Indonesian camp and
\nthe more than 10,000 spectators in the Raden Inten Gymnastics
\nStadium, East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Afrina gasped after her score flashed on the electronic
\nscoreboard and women's team coach, Iouri Kouznetsov, was
\noutraged.<\/p>\n
"It's not a fair judgment, I can't believe it," said the
\nRussian.<\/p>\n
But women's assistant teach coach, Ade Supriatna, was more
\npragmatic about the decision.<\/p>\n
"It's a big disappointment, but we leave it up to the judges.
\nMaybe the Indonesian judge was in the minority."<\/p>\n
After the judges watched a replay of her performance, Afrina
\nreceived a new score -- 8.125 -- to tie with Malaysia's Siew Ting
\nChang. Bronze went to Cintamoni Tammy de la Cruz of the
\nPhilippines.<\/p>\n
Afrina was part of another medal tie, this time a silver, with
\nNinh Tran Thi Hai from Vietnam in the vault. Malaysia's Au Li
\nYen, 15, won the gold.<\/p>\n
Jonathan let his flawless performances speak for themselves.
\nMany had doubted whether he had fully recovered from a nagging
\nright shoulder injury. He put together an enthralling floor
\nroutine to score 8.800, ahead of Thailand's Aekaraj Chankroong
\nand Ahmad Akramin from Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Jonathan silenced all questions about his fitness in the
\nrings, earning a standing ovation from the crowd. He beat
\nAmomthep Unchai of Thailand and compatriot Lulu Manurung.<\/p>\n
"These performances were better than in Chiang Mai (the
\nprevious Games) and we are satisfied," said Indonesian gymnastics
\nteam manager Andi Darussalam, who had cried tears of joy before
\nJonathan received his medals.<\/p>\n
He added that the Games were also a wake-up call for
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
"We only have one Jonathan, and he will be 27 in November,
\nwhich is relatively old in gymnastics."<\/p>",
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