RI to send martial team to S. Korea<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's 16-strong taekwondo team is
\nscheduled to undergo a two-month training stint in South Korea
\nfor the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.<\/p>\n
\"They will train there in June and July,\" Daniel Makes of the
\nIndonesian Taekwondo Association told reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n
The Korea-bound member team will be selected from 29 athletes
\nnow being groomed at the national training center.<\/p>\n
Following a series of rigorous training sessions in South
\nKorea, the home to one of the world's powerhouses in the martial
\nart, the association will also send them to the Taekwondo World
\nChampionship in Manila, slated for Nov. 15-21.<\/p>\n
\"Fielding junior athletes for such an event would be very
\nrisky, \" Daniel said. He acknowledged, however, that the time
\ninterval between the world championship and the Chiang Mai Games,
\nslated for Dec. 9-17, is short and thus the athletes will have to
\nbe chosen carefully.<\/p>\n
Daniel admitted that it would be very hard for the national
\nteam to get medals at the SEA Games. Thailand and the Philippines
\nare the two teams to watch and they are tough challengers, Daniel
\nsaid. Without belittling Thailand, Daniel believes that his team
\nshould watch out for the Filipino team in particular because \"it
\nis technically better\".<\/p>\n
He lastly expressed hope that his team would at least earn two
\ngold medals as it did at the last SEA Games in Singapore in 1993.
\n(arf)<\/p>",
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