Persani, provinces jointly finance SEAG overseas stint<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Gymnastics Association (Persani)
\nand provincial administrations are jointly financing potential
\ngymnasts for overseas stints in Europe to prepare for the Kuala
\nLumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.<\/p>\n
\"Yulianti from Lampung will leave on Monday for her two-month
\ntraining in Moscow. She will likely stay there until August if we
\nhave enough money,\" Persani secretary general Sri Hastuti Merdiko
\ntold reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\"Persani is cooperating with the chapter in Lampung,
\nYulianti's place of origin, and the administration has agreed to
\ncover her expenses during her stint.\"<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Oh Ze Ching of South Sumatra is scheduled to leave
\nfor Bulgaria as soon as the paperwork is finished.<\/p>\n
\"Persani is still working on the administration process with
\nthe South Sumatra chapter and its administration. Ze Ching will
\nstay for two months with a possibility of an extension until
\nAugust,\" Hastuti said.<\/p>\n
\"We also urge other administrations to follow Lampung and
\nSouth Sumatra in sending their SEA Games gymnasts overseas.\"<\/p>\n
Hastuti said the reason for sending gymnasts abroad was
\nbecause within Asia there was insufficient competition.<\/p>\n
\"There will be the Universiade in Beijing in August but it's
\ntoo risky to send our gymnasts there, bearing in mind the tight
\nschedule with the Games.<\/p>\n
\"That's why we sending our gymnasts to Europe to enable them
\nto compete in local circuits.\"<\/p>\n
Persani is aiming to grab five of the 20 golds at stake at the
\nGames. The organizers canceled the group rhythmic event due to a
\nlack of participants.<\/p>\n
Hastuti said the expense would vary based on the country but
\nshe gave a rough estimate of US$2,000 per month per athlete.<\/p>\n
Yulianti and Ze Ching, who specialize in the rhythmic event
\nwill compete using balls, clubs, hoops, and ropes in the SEA
\nGames but will not use ribbon as it is not featured.<\/p>\n
\"I hope to have a better achievement than the 1997 Games in
\nJakarta where I grabbed a gold for the team event and a silver in
\nthe all-round event,\" Yulianti said.<\/p>\n
Ze Ching also said she aimed to maintain her form when
\ngrabbing the team event's gold with Yulianti.<\/p>\n
Coach Rinawati said the gymnasts would improve their technique
\nand skill to anticipate the implementation of the new scoring
\nsystem during their stay abroad.<\/p>\n
\"They'll have to try adapting to the new system which requires
\nthe gymnasts to perform their routines perfectly, or points are
\nnot awarded.<\/p>\n
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