KONI to finance training if govt budget canceled<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council task force chairman
\nMuhammad Hindarto said yesterday the council would still finance
\ntraining for the 13th Asian Games if the National Development
\nPlanning Board canceled its plan to provide Rp 2 billion
\n(US$267,000).<\/p>\n
\"The council's athletes development department will finance
\ntraining from its annual budget of Rp 379 million, from an
\noriginal Rp 1.2 billion, until April before the new budget
\nperiod,\" said Hindarto, who is also the department chairman.<\/p>\n
State Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman said
\nWednesday the planning board might cancel its intention of
\nproviding funds for the Asiad due to the country's monetary
\nsituation.<\/p>\n
The Rp 379 million budget will be used for athletes and
\ncoaches' allowances, board, lodging, laundry and recreational
\nfees.<\/p>\n
The council has divided the 22 sports into three categories
\nbased on their chances of winning medals at the Asiad. The first
\nis badminton, boxing, karate, tae kwon do, tennis (if world
\nranked 20 Yayuk Basuki plays), weightlifting and
\nwindsurfing.<\/p>\n
Beach volleyball, canoeing, fencing, rowing, sepak takraw,
\nswimming, wrestling and wushu make up the second category, while
\ncycling, equestrian, gymnastics, indoor volleyball, judo,
\nshooting, soccer and track and field are in the third category.<\/p>\n
\"Most of the athletes were in the 19th SEA Games here in
\nOctober and I've asked them to use their training suits and
\nequipment to practice,\" Hindarto said.<\/p>\n
\"I've also asked them to reduce the frequency of tryouts,
\nespecially abroad. Council chairman Pak Wismoyo (Arismunandar)
\nhas also asked sports organizations to pay 50 percent of their
\ntraining budget instead of only 30 percent or 40 percent,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Hindarto said each organization would manage the financial
\nassistance from the council.<\/p>\n
Each sports organization had planned to have three tryouts
\nabroad with a budget of Rp 5 million per athlete per tryout.<\/p>\n
\"Due to the economic turmoil, each organization may only be
\nable to have one tryout prior to the Asiad,\" Hindarto said.<\/p>\n
He said he supported Hayono's call on the Indonesian Soccer
\nAssociation to cancel its plan to have tryouts in Asian and
\nEuropean countries.<\/p>\n
\"The association has provided Rp 6 billion to stage the
\ntryouts. They must use the money to stage the tryouts here by
\ninviting other countries' teams. It would also entertain local
\nsoccer fans,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The association plans to participate in the second ASEAN Tiger
\nCup championship prior to the Asiad to test itself.<\/p>\n
\"The association must not complain if the council uses the
\nTiger Cup as the only barometer to evaluate its performance
\nduring Asiad preparations.\"<\/p>\n
Hindarto said the lack of tryouts would influence the
\ncouncil's evaluation due to limited data on the national team's
\nperformance.<\/p>\n
\"The association must reconsider sending the team even if it
\nhas a slim chance of winning medals at the Asiad.\" (yan)<\/p>",
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