RI fends off foes in karate<\/p>\n
By Innocentius Christianto<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Despite a chorus of protests from Malaysia, the
\nhost team got off to a perfect start in karate yesterday by
\ntaking the first six of the roster of 19 golds.<\/p>\n
Golds came in individual Kata, team Kata and team Kumite
\nevents for both sexes held at the North Jakarta sports hall.<\/p>\n
Muhamad Hasan Basri, the Indonesian anchor in the tense Kumite
\nteam contest, got the cheers amid a cacophony of boos and hisses
\nfor his Malaysian opponent.<\/p>\n
\"I felt a bit burdened as I was the last one. But it's
\nGod's will to let the Indonesian team win,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Bronzes went to the Philippines and Myanmar.<\/p>\n
In women's Kumite team, Indonesia's Meity J. Kasegar, Nilawati
\nDaud and Rosy Nurasyati, beat out the Philippines. Malaysia and
\nVietnam won the bronze medals.<\/p>\n
Aswan Ali won the first gold through Unsu in the men's
\nindividual Kata. Compatriot Abdul Kadir won silver and Le Tien
\nNguyen from Vietnam the bronze.<\/p>\n
In women's individual Kata, Omita Olga Ompi made bashaisho in
\nthe final round to score 24.8, the same score as Endah Zubaidah.
\nIn the tiebreak, Ompi and Endah had Nijushiho, which the former
\none with 25. The bronze went to Lim Lee Lee (24.5, Gojushiho).<\/p>\n
In men's team Kata, the Indonesian team, consisting of Aswan
\nAli, Elias Tande and Wahyu Hidayat, performed Unsu in the
\nfinal. The silver medal was awarded to Vietnam and bronze to the
\nPhilippines.<\/p>\n
Indonesia's Kata women's team -- Ompi, Yulian Tangka and
\nZubaidah -- performed Bashaisho and scored 25.1 in the final.
\nMalaysia and the Philippines occupied the other medal places.<\/p>\n
Vice president of Malaysia Karate-Do Federation, Mohd. Noor
\nNordin, was upset by the judging.<\/p>\n
\"All of the events were controversial. It's useless, however,
\nto appeal. These are final judgments. We just feel very sad. But
\nwe also understand that the judges and referees are working for
\nthe host country.\"<\/p>\n
A coach from the Philippines, David Lay, believed the events
\nhad been conducted fairly.<\/p>\n
\"Today, Indonesia's team was better than us, but in sport
\neverything can change and at anytime,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the Indonesian Karate Association, Wiranto,
\nsaid it was understandable that tensions ran high during the
\nfiercely competitive matches between Indonesia and Malaysia.<\/p>\n
\"But I have learned that Malaysia did not submit any written
\nprotest.\"<\/p>\n
He added that Indonesia had not set a target for golds.<\/p>\n
\"We have other qualified karatekas, just wait and see,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>",
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