RI trimming down for SEAG boxing events<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia is trimming down its boxing team for
\nthe 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, following
\nits mixed showing at recent tryouts.<\/p>\n
Executive chairman of the Indonesian Amateur Boxing
\nAssociation Imron ZS said here yesterday that the association
\nwill make some modifications to the team line-up in the one and a
\nhalf months remaining by dropping more nominees from its list.<\/p>\n
Imron was commenting on the poor performance of three national
\nboxers groomed for the Games in the China Open championships from
\nOct. 16 to Oct. 21 in Beijing. Lightweight Victor Ramos, light
\nwelterweight Bara Gomies and welterweight Aswin Cabui all made an
\nearly exit.<\/p>\n
Thailand, with second stringers, took one gold medal and one
\nbronze.<\/p>\n
"We are thinking of efficiency. We'd rather field let's say
\nnine boxers whom we believe can win medals," Imron said. The
\nassociation surprisingly axed King's Cup mini-flyweight gold
\nmedalist Hermensen Ballo, saying that the boxer was unable to
\nmaintain his ideal weight.<\/p>\n
Imron said the association has never been able to fulfill the
\nmaximum quota of 12 boxers for the SEA Games.<\/p>\n
"We take the SEA Games so seriously that those who just seek
\nexperience there do not deserve places on the national squad,"
\nImron said.<\/p>\n
There are 11 boxers left now and the association has vowed to
\nimpose stricter requirements on the trainees.<\/p>\n
"The three boxers' chances to make a trip to Chiang Mai are
\nstill open wide, but they have to prove they can surpass our
\nheavier tests," Imron said.<\/p>\n
The association had planned to send its boxers to Australia
\nfor their final tryout, but it is already short of funds.<\/p>\n
Indonesia has set a modest target of two golds in the Dec. 9
\nto 17 Games, the same number it collected at the previous meet
\ntwo years ago in Singapore.<\/p>\n
"It's the fairest objective since we have never taken more
\nthan two golds in the last three Games," Imron said.<\/p>\n
Also yesterday, chairman of the Indonesian Judo Association,
\nAM Hendropriyono, delayed his announcement of the definite team
\nline-up for the Games.<\/p>\n
"We are going to pick only the best," Hendro said. "My
\nathletes performed well during their tryouts, but we cannot
\nchoose them all," he added.<\/p>\n
Hendro and his staff are expecting to enlist the SEA Games
\nteam after the national judo athletes return from their Asian
\noutings next week.<\/p>\n
A total of 20 male and female judo athletes are now touring
\nJapan, Chinese Taipei and South Korea. They will spar again with
\nSouth Korean counterparts at their base camp in Ciloto, West Java
\nshortly after the trips.<\/p>\n
Indonesia is hoping to maintain its gold medal performance at
\nthe 1993 Games, when it scooped seven.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Basketball Association pulled off a
\nmeeting with the National Sports Council yesterday, when it was
\nscheduled to submit the line-ups of the national men's and
\nwomen's teams.<\/p>\n
The association will shortlist 15 male and 14 female cagers to
\nform two six-member teams, one for each gender. The men will have
\ntheir sights on the silver and the women will be shooting for the
\nbronze.<\/p>\n
National coach Rastafari said on Tuesday that he was worried
\nabout the Filipino men's team, the defending champion, parading
\nits professional players during the Games. (arf\/amd)<\/p>",
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