La Paene still training for SEA Games: Pertina<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Boxer La Paene Masara is still part of the
\nIndonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) training camp for
\nthe Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, despite the fact
\nthat he has left the camp for personal reasons.<\/p>\n
\"Pertina is keeping La Paene on board because we need his
\npresence at the Games. We consider him a boxer with the potential
\nto win a medal at the Games,\" Pertina's boxing project manager,
\nI.G. Mulyono, was quoted as saying by Antara news agency on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
\"He will not be severely sanctioned (for leaving training
\ncamp) because we understand he is still looking for a job to
\nsupport his family.\"<\/p>\n
La Paene has asked Pertina several times to help him find a
\njob so he can support his wife Nuraini and their two children, 3-
\nyear-old Natasha and 8-month-old Galvin.<\/p>\n
He again expressed his frustration on Monday, threatening to
\nleave amateur boxing and turn professional.<\/p>\n
La Paene's highest achievement to date was reaching the
\nquarterfinals of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. At the 2000
\nSydney Olympics, he crashed out of the competition in the second
\nround.<\/p>\n
Mulyono said Pertina was still trying to find La Paene a job
\nthat would allow him to maintain his training schedule.<\/p>\n
\"However, La Paene must demonstrate his commitment first by
\nmeeting all the disciplinary requirements set by his coach. He
\nmust come back to the training center and begin the training
\nprogram soon.<\/p>\n
\"We will have no other option but expel him if he violates our
\nrules,\" Mulyono said.<\/p>\n
Separately, professional boxing analyst Syamsul Anwar Harahap
\nsaid he expected the Professional Sports Development Board
\n(Bapopi) to be disbanded following the dissolution of the office
\nof the state minister of youth affairs and sports late last year.<\/p>\n
\"Bapopi is a useless institution that did nothing for the
\ndevelopment of professional sports, especially professional
\nboxing,\" he was quoted as saying by Antara.<\/p>\n
\"It only adds to the bureaucracy. Previously, promoters did
\nnot have to get Bapopi's approval when applying for a police
\npermit to hold a professional boxing bout. But now the promoters
\nhave to get Bapopi's approval first.<\/p>\n
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