KONI chapters confused about decentralized training<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Despite uncertainties about budget and
\nresponsibilities of the decentralized training centers for the
\nKuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, provincial
\nchapters of the National Sports Council (KONI) claimed on Tuesday
\nthey were up to the task.<\/p>\n
Interviewed separately on the sidelines of KONI's three-day
\nnational congress in Senayan, Central Jakarta, officials of three
\nprovincial chapters said they had requested their provincial
\ncouncils to fund the training centers while being uncertain of
\nhow to spend the budget.<\/p>\n
\"We are requesting some Rp 4 billion (US$423,000) from the
\nprovincial council to finance the training programs of six sports
\nin Surabaya,\" East Java's secretary general Eddy Indraya told
\nreporters.<\/p>\n
\"East Java is proposing to hold the training for archery,
\nathletics, cycling, karate, table tennis, and wushu.\"<\/p>\n
Similarly, Central Java's official responsible for athletes'
\ndevelopment, Sukahar, said the provincial chapter had proposed a
\nbudget to finance the decentralized training program.<\/p>\n
\"Central Java is interested to hold the training for archery,
\nathletics, sepak takraw, swimming, taekwondo, and wushu,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\"We need some Rp 1 billion to run the training from our
\nprovincial budget. The provincial administration and council are
\nstill working to find possible sources of money,\" he added.<\/p>\n
However, both chapters were not sure how to spend the budget
\nas there are two different views on supporting the athletes and
\nexpenses of the decentralized training.<\/p>\n
The first view is for a province to finance only its own
\nathletes wherever they train without responsibility for athletes
\nfrom other provinces being trained in the province.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the second option is a province will
\nfinance all athletes being trained in the province with no
\nresponsibility for its athletes training in other provinces.<\/p>\n
\"West Java's chapter has proposed some Rp 2.5 billion to
\nfinance seven sports -- athletics, cycling, fencing, judo,
\nrowing, taekwondo, and tennis -- which would also cover athletes
\nfrom other provinces,\" said deputy chairman for athletes'
\ndevelopment Rusli Luthan.<\/p>\n
\"The problem is whether other provinces are willing to finance
\nour athletes being trained there. There will be more discussions
\non Wednesday on to resolve the two approaches,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Three provinces also proposed to stage the decentralized
\ntraining centers: Bali for wind surfing; Jakarta for athletics,
\nbasketball, billiard, golf, gymnastics, shooting, squash and
\nswimming; and Lampung for weightlifting.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, nine sports organizations decided to directly
\ncontrol their own centralized training centers instead of
\nparticipating in decentralized ones because of their uniqueness
\nor for technical reasons. The sports are badminton, bowling,
\nboxing, equestrian, hockey, pencak silat, sailing, soccer and
\nvolleyball.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina), for
\nexample, stated earlier that it would have difficulty providing
\ncoaches and sparring partners at decentralized training centers.<\/p>\n
\"We only have limited numbers of coaches to supervise all of
\nthe boxers ... so, we decided to stage the training center in
\nRagunan, South Jakarta,\" Pertina's deputy secretary general Didit
\nSoedijoto told reporters last month. (nvn)<\/p>",
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