KONI to arrange training program for 2001 SEAG<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council (KONI) deputy
\nchairman, Arie Sudewo, said that the council would arrange a
\nproposal for a training program in the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA)
\nGames in December at the latest.<\/p>\n
Arie told reporters on Monday that the council should speed up
\nthe arrangement because the council wanted to get financial
\nsupport from the state budget, which would be endorsed in April.<\/p>\n
\"We want the government to pledge financial support for the
\ntraining. We want the arrangement to be finished as soon as
\npossible so our budget plan can be allocated in the state budget
\nplan, which will be endorsed by the House of Representatives
\nlater in March,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He also said that the budget plan would support the training
\nprogram.<\/p>\n
\"This time, we will no longer be budget-oriented, but we will
\nfocus on our program before determining the amount of money we
\nwill ask from the government,\" the retired three-star general
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Arie said that KONI would start screening talented athletes in
\nthe 2000 National Games (PON) in Surabaya, East Java and the
\nOlympic Games in Sydney.<\/p>\n
\"We will consult sport experts if some athletes can be trained
\nto maintain their peak performance in the two sport events before
\nthey compete in the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games. Hopefully they can do
\nthat,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said that the council would start long-term training to
\nregain the overall title in the biennial event as short-term
\ntraining for the 1999 SEA Games in Brunei Darussalam last August
\nproduced poor results.<\/p>\n
\"It's impossible to start a short-term training program
\nbecause the sports organization did not have a capability to
\nprovide daily training for their athletes. We still need long-
\nterm training programs of at least eight months,\" he said.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Agung Laksono urged
\nKONI to arrange a proposal for a training program for the 2001
\nSEA Games which would be held in Kuala Lumpur, instead of
\ndiscussing the bidding for the 2006 Asian Games.<\/p>\n
Agung said on Friday that KONI should prove that it can work
\nwith sports organizations to train the athletes in order to
\nregain the overall title in the 2001 Games before setting their
\nsight on dominating higher level events such as the Asian Games.<\/p>\n
Indonesia has been campaigning for the 2006 Games. It will
\nface tough contenders from Malaysia, India, Hong Kong, Qatar,
\nSyria and Uzbekistan for the right to host the games.<\/p>\n
The Olympic Council of Asia will announce the winning bid in
\nOctober 2000.<\/p>\n
Arie reiterated that KONI would proceed with the bidding,
\nsaying that the plan received approval from the government.<\/p>\n
\"We work according to what was approved by the government. If
\nthe government agreed to it, we have to do our job,\" he said.<\/p>\n
President B.J. Habibie threw his weight behind KONI's proposal
\nto host the Asiad for the second time. The first time was in
\n1962.<\/p>\n
\"We want to be a good host for the Asian Games, and we won't
\nforce ourselves to gain the overall title,\" Arie added. (ivy)<\/p>",
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