Peter crowned king of judo's 66kg class<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Mandaue City, the Philippines<\/p>\n
Peter Taslim followed in the footsteps of compatriot Sri Endang
\nLestari Nugrohowati by taking first place at the Southeast Asia
\n(SEA) Games judo venue in the 66-kilogram weight class.<\/p>\n
Peter defeated Thailand's Bodan Panjatbutra in the final with
\nan ippon move. The Indonesian judo team now has won two titles at
\nthese games.<\/p>\n
"I am satisfied with the result. I finally got my revenge on
\nthe Thai for my defeat in the 2003 SEA Games final in Vietnam,"
\nhe said afterward.<\/p>\n
Nguyen Quoc Hung of Vietnam and Lucero Aristotle of the
\nPhilippines each won bronze medals.<\/p>\n
Peter's brother, Yohannes Taslim, also succeeded in getting a
\nplace on the podium after finishing in a tie for third. At the
\njudo venue, there are no third-place matches, both semifinal
\nlosers get a bronze. Yohannes shared his podium spot with Tranh
\nMinh Nha of Vietnam in the 73-kg division.<\/p>\n
Filipino Gilbert Ramirez delighted the crowd with a victory in
\nthe final of his weight class over Alexander Ralli of Thailand.<\/p>\n
Lutfhi Dyah Anggraeni in the women's 70-kg category and Tina
\nFeriyani at 63 kg gained some valuable international experience,
\nbut lost before the medal rounds.<\/p>\n
In the women's boxing competition, national boxer Miftah Rivai
\nLubis lost to the Philippines' Genebert Bandre in the lightweight
\ndivision.<\/p>\n
"The Filipino scored more than 20 points," said Indonesian
\nboxing team manager Jetty R. Pattiasina after the bout. "This is
\nthe best we can get, despite other non-technical factors like
\njudges. Our fighters have to prepare themselves better."<\/p>\n
According to her, the Indonesian Boxing Association (Pertina)
\nshould conduct a thorough evaluation and change the coaches,
\nselect better athletes and groom them in a long-term program.<\/p>\n
"Only by doing those things will we be able to compete against
\nSoutheast Asia's best amateur boxers," she said.<\/p>",
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