RI seeks inclusion of canoeing in SEAG<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): National Sports Council (KONI) secretary-general
\nRudolf S Warouw said on Wednesday the council would ask State
\nMinister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mahadi Sinambela to persuade
\nMalaysia to include canoeing in the 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA)
\nGames in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n
\"We hope the minister will send a letter to Malaysia's youth
\nand sports minister, Tan Sri Dato Haji Muhyiddin bin Haji Mohd
\nYassin, to persuade him to feature canoeing in the Games,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Indonesia has asked Malaysia to include judo, rowing and
\ncanoeing, softball and traditional boat racing in the biennial
\nevent. During voting at the SEA Games Federation Council meeting
\non which sports would be included in the Games, judo and rowing
\nreceived eight votes, while canoeing received seven.<\/p>\n
\"I spoke to the president of the Olympic Council of Malaysia,
\nTunku Tan Sri Imran Ibni Tuanku Ja'afar, during the Olympic
\nCommittee of Asia meeting in Kuwait about the voting results, and
\nasked him about the chances of featuring canoeing. Imran said NOC
\nhad a disharmonious relationship with the Malaysian canoeing
\nfederation.<\/p>\n
\"The SEA Games Federation Council has agreed to feature 30
\nsports, and nine sports will be featured as exhibition sports,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
The 30 sports to be included in the Games are archery,
\nbadminton, basketball, billiards and snooker, boxing, cycling,
\nequestrian, fencing, golf, gymnastics, hockey, karate-do, lawn
\nbowls, netball, pencak silat, petanque, sepak takraw, shooting,
\nsoccer, squash, swimming (including diving, synchronized swimming
\nand water polo), table tennis, tae kwon do, tennis, ten pin
\nbowling, track and field, volleyball, weightlifting, wushu and
\nyachting.<\/p>\n
\"I asked Imran to include canoeing because the council meeting
\napproved the results (of the vote),\" Warouw said.<\/p>\n
Discussing Indonesia's chances of competing in tennis at the
\nOlympic Games in Sydney from Sept. 15 to Oct. 1, Warouw said
\nwomen's singles Wynne Prakusya had a good opportunity to receive
\na wild card for the competition.<\/p>\n
\"However, it will be announced on Aug. 15 who will receive
\nwild cards. But we are optimistic that Wynne will get one because
\nshe has received the Olympics Solidarity scholarship. For her
\ndoubles partnership with Yayuk Basuki, however, I'm afraid we
\nwon't be able to get a wild card. Maybe the IOC (International
\nOlympic Committee)'s priority is to give the wild cards to
\ncountries with a limited number of athletes competing in the
\nOlympics,\" he said.<\/p>\n
On the likelihood of archery receiving a wild card to compete
\nin the women's team event at the Olympics, Warouw said the IOC
\nalso would respond to that request on Aug. 15.<\/p>\n
\"We sent a letter to the Sydney Olympic Games Organizing
\nCommittee. We just need to wait for the answer.\" (yan)<\/p>",
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