RI students to compete in tae kwon do c'ship<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Seven students are being groomed in a training
\nprogram in Batam in preparation for the 6th World Tae Kwon Do
\nInter-University Championship in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from March 29
\nto April 2.<\/p>\n
Chief executive of the training program, Adrian Lumowa, said
\nthe taekwondoins were Syafrisal Tanjung from Jakarta, Ramadhani
\nfrom South Sumatra, Lambok and Bayu from West Java, Marce
\nLatusalo from Maluku, and Alfian and Farida Yuni from Yogyakarta.<\/p>\n
\"We have targeted a minimum of two bronzes in the
\nchampionship, the same number of medals we earned when we
\ncompeted for the first time in 1986. Hopefully, they can earn
\nmore than bronzes,\" he told The Jakarta Post on Monday.<\/p>\n
He noted it was only the second time for Indonesian students
\nto compete in the event.<\/p>\n
\"Since 1986, we have been unable to take part in the five
\ncompetitions because of the poor situation and condition in
\nIndonesia. In addition, the competition also was not held
\nregularly.\"<\/p>\n
He said the Indonesian Tae Kwon Do Association (TI) planned to
\nreduce the number of taekwondoins to four before leaving for
\nTaiwan.<\/p>\n
Syafrisal will compete in the men's flyweight division, Lambok
\nand Ramadhani in the men's finweight division, Marce in the
\nwomen's finweight, Farida in the women's flyweight, Bayu in the
\nlightweight and Alfian in the featherweight.<\/p>\n
Adrian, who is the association's official in charge of
\nstudents and college section, said it planned to send the
\ntaekwondoins to Singapore in early March for brief overseas
\ntraining.<\/p>\n
\"We have plans to bring the taekwondoins to Singapore for a
\ntryout. But we are waiting for financial support from sponsors.\"<\/p>\n
He said the association needed about Rp 200 million
\n(US$27,000) for the training preparation, transportation and
\naccommodation in Taiwan.<\/p>\n
\"We are still looking for more sponsorships. We are optimistic
\nthat our young taekwondoins can go, because we have already
\nreceived support from Pak Noegroho Djajoesman, the former Jakarta
\nPolice chief,\" he said, referring to Maj. Gen. Noegroho
\nDjajoesman, who is now the head of the National Police Staff and
\nLeadership School in Bandung, West Java.<\/p>\n
He refused to mention the amount of funding he received from
\nNoegroho. \"There's no need to talk about it. If I mention the
\namount, you will be questioning from where he got the money.\"<\/p>\n
He also said that the association's deputy chairman Christ
\nTaenar Wiluan provided a training center and boardinghouse for
\nthe taekwondoins in Batam. Noegroho accompanied association
\nchairman Maj. Gen. Suharto in his visit to the training center on
\nSaturday. (ivy)<\/p>",
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