m-lynx shifts commitments to Asian beach volleyball circuit<\/p>\n
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Sports event promoter m-lynx, which is tied to a four-year
\npromotion deal with the Indonesian Volleyball Association
\n(PBVSI), has fallen short of meeting its commitment in the
\nongoing national beach volleyball circuit.<\/p>\n
But m-lynx will make up for the lapse at the Asian beach
\nvolleyball circuit to follow in September.<\/p>\n
m-lynx, short for PT Media Lingkar Komunikasi, was supposed to
\nfind sponsors for the circuit, which is going to round off its
\nfinal of the three-series competition at the Bung Karno
\nVolleyball Hall here on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The four-day tournament, which wrapped up its second and third
\nseries in Sidoarjo, East Java, and Yogyakarta respectively, is
\nfeaturing 27 men's and 15 women's teams, including four national
\npairs currently undergoing training for the 2002 Asian Games.<\/p>\n
\"I regret to say that m-lynx is unable to get sponsors for the
\nbeach volleyball event,\" Ndang Mawardi, m-lynx marketing
\ndirector, told reporters here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
PBVSI-m-lynx partnership deal was signed last year, with the
\nrecently concluded professional volleyball league being their
\nfirst event.<\/p>\n
While Proliga, as the professional league is locally known, is
\nconsidered to have gone through with a score of sponsors joining
\nthe three-month event, the beach volleyball circuit appears to be
\ndeprived of potential fund providers.<\/p>\n
Ndang said that they could secure only one sponsor. \"And it
\nwould not cover the cost, which can reach up to Rp 2 billion
\n(US$215,000),\" Ndang said.<\/p>\n
PBVSI chairwoman Rita Subowo said that they had had to finance
\nthe event themselves.<\/p>\n
\"But this has been no serious problem in the partnership as we
\nhave agreed that m-lynx will now cover the Asian circuit,\" Rita
\nsaid when contacted by The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
The Asian circuit is scheduled to be held in Bali, tentatively
\nin September. The event will be a warmup for the Asian beach
\nvolleyballers prior to their competition at the Asian Games in
\nBusan, South Korea, the following month.<\/p>",
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