Pertina wants more boxers for Atlanta<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association
\n(Pertina) is setting its sight on winning three more Olympic
\nberths in an international tournament in Bangkok, scheduled from
\nFeb. 25 to March 2.<\/p>\n
Pertina executive chairman Imron Z.S. told reporters yesterday
\nthat six boxers are now completing their training session for the
\ntournament which serves as the final Olympic qualifying round.<\/p>\n
The six are welterweight Bara Gomies, light middleweight
\nAlbert Papilaya, flyweight Hermensen Ballo, bantamweight Rachman
\nKili-kili, lightweight Alfarizi and middleweight Pino Bahari.<\/p>\n
\"We hope that at least three of them will qualify for the
\nOlympics,\" Imron said. He declined to mention which of the six
\nwho, in his opinion, have chances to secure Olympic slots.<\/p>\n
Three Indonesian boxers, bantamweight Nemo Bahari, flyweight
\nLa Paene Masara and light middleweight Hendrik Simangunsong, have
\nbooked their places in the world's premier sporting extravaganza.<\/p>\n
Nemo qualified after reaching the final of the Asian Amateur
\nBoxing Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, last year. La Paene
\nand Hendrik secured their berths after winning gold medals at the
\nMajor's Cup boxing tournament in Cebu, the Philippines, last
\nmonth. The Major's Cup served as the penultimate Olympic
\nqualifying round for Asian boxers.<\/p>\n
Imron said that performance-wise, Indonesia deserves six
\ntickets in the Olympic boxing competition.<\/p>\n
\"We are now far more improved than we were in the 1992 Olympic
\nGames in Barcelona, when we had only two representatives,\" Imron
\nsaid. Middleweight Albert Papilaya reached the quarterfinals,
\nwhile Hendrik was eliminated in the early rounds.<\/p>\n
Imron said that compared to China or South Korea, Indonesia
\nfared better at the recently concluded Major's Cup. China and
\nSouth Korea sent 12 boxers each but had to return home empty-
\nhanded. Indonesia fielded only five boxers but won two Olympic
\nberths.<\/p>\n
Imron expected that all national boxing hopefuls in Atlanta
\nwould at least make it to the semifinals.<\/p>\n
He added that two other boxers, Arthur Rambing and his brother
\nSonny Rambing, who are residents of Semarang, Central Java were
\nalso called up but they failed to show up for selection here on
\nFeb. 12.<\/p>\n
Imron cited Pertina's Central Java chapter as saying that the
\ntwo were dismissed because they were found physically unfit upon
\npreliminary tests. (arf)<\/p>",
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