National windsurfers to get training in Europe<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Eight national windsurfers will prepare for the
\n19th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games for two weeks in the
\nNetherlands, Denmark and France.<\/p>\n
Coach Iskandar Sitompul said yesterday eight of the team's 11
\nathletes would prepare in Europe. They will leave mid-June.<\/p>\n
The eight windsurfers include seven men and one woman. They
\nare currently training at Ancol resort in North Jakarta while
\nanother athlete, Oka Sulaksana, is training in his native Bali.<\/p>\n
\"The eight athletes are selected from the 11 at the training
\nat Ancol in November last year,\" Iskandar said.<\/p>\n
The trial matches in Europe will boast world-class
\nwindsurfers.<\/p>\n
\"We hope Oka can be in the best 15 windsurfers. The trial
\nmatches will become a barometer for the SEA Games,\" Iskandar
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Iskandar thanked the Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) and the
\nnavy chief for providing Rp 400 million worth of windsurfing and
\nsailing equipment.<\/p>\n
\"With the new equipment, the athletes can concentrate more on
\ntheir training. During training on Thursday, the windsurfers
\ncontested a 13-kilometer race which they managed to do in only
\none-and-a-half hours,\" Iskandar said.<\/p>\n
But the athletes complained about how much money they were
\ngetting during training. Each athlete gets Rp 40,000 a day of
\nwhich Rp 35,000 is used for accommodation at the Graha Wisata
\nRemaja Ancol.<\/p>\n
\"The remaining Rp 5,000 is for food. This amount is certainly
\nnot enough if we want to get good nutrition,\" one of the
\nathletes, Yuni Trisnawati, was quoted by Antara as saying.<\/p>\n
Yuni thanked the coach for looking after his athletes by
\nproviding fruit and noodles.<\/p>\n
Iskandar has called on KONI to increase the pocket money to
\nthe windsurfers.<\/p>\n
\"If possible, I would propose at least Rp 75,000 a day,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The coach said he thought Indonesia could grab at least two of
\nthe five windsurfing gold medals on offer at the 19th SEA Games
\nin Jakarta in October.<\/p>\n
In the 18th SEA Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Indonesian
\nwindsurfers won one gold, two silvers and two bronzes. Oka won
\nthe gold. (lnt)<\/p>",
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