RI archers expect clean sweep at Chiang Mai<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Archery Association is ready for
\na clean sweep of the four gold medals up for grabs in the archery
\ncompetition at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai,
\nThailand, from Dec. 9 to Dec. 17.<\/p>\n
\"For us, the SEA Games are just a stopover. Our ultimate
\ndestination is the Olympic Games (in Atlanta next year) because
\nour athletes are world-class,\" says the association's secretary-
\ngeneral, Edo Rahantoknam.<\/p>\n
The performance of Indonesia's archers, particularly its women
\narchers, has been impressive. In the 38th World Archery
\nChampionships in Jakarta last August, the Indonesian trio of
\nNurfitriana Lantang, Hamdiah and Dahliana Damanhuri won the
\nbronze medal in the women's team Olympic Round event after
\nbeating the strong German team.<\/p>\n
In last year's Asian Games in Hiroshima, another trio of
\nRusena Gelanteh, Dahliana and Purnama Pandiangan, won the silver
\nmedal, in the same event, after beating world champion South
\nKorea.<\/p>\n
Thus, according to Rahantoknam, at Southeast Asian level no
\nother country will be able to match Indonesia in archery.<\/p>\n
Dahliana, Nurfitriana and Hamdiah will be fielded in the
\nupcoming SEA Games, along with budding archer Elizabeth.<\/p>\n
In the men's division, eight archers have been chosen to go to
\nChiang Mai. They are Syafruddin Mawi and Hendra Setijawan from
\nEast Java and two junior athletes from Jakarta, Wahyu Hidayat and
\nDitto Rembran.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, chairman of the Indonesian Boxing Association, Paul
\nToding, told The Jakarta Post that Indonesian boxers should be
\nable to beat their host rivals on knock-outs or on referee stop
\ncontests at the SEA Games.<\/p>\n
\"If our boxers could only win on points, I'm afraid host
\nThailand would engineer the calculation of the points for the
\nbenefit of its own boxers,\" Toding added. (arf)<\/p>",
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