RI upbeat on SEA Games rowing<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's rowing and canoeing teams finished
\nfirst in the 5th SEA Rowing Championship in Purwakarta, West Java
\non Sunday, buoying its hopes for another triumphant run at the
\n19th Southeast Asian Games here next year.<\/p>\n
The host competitors won eight gold, five silver and two
\nbronze medals at the regatta held at the Jatiluhur dam. Myanmar
\nfinished second with five golds, five silvers and two bronzes.
\nThailand won two gold medals and Singapore one.<\/p>\n
\"Given these results, I am sure Indonesia will dominate the
\nrowing and canoeing events at next year's SEA Games,\" said
\nBasoeki, the chairman of the Indonesian Rowing Association.<\/p>\n
Iswandi and Danih won the first gold medal for Indonesia in
\nthe men's double sculls, leaving the Myanmarese duo Tun Myint and
\nZeyz Lin three seconds behind.<\/p>\n
Myanmar took its first gold medal through Ah Mar Kyi and Khin
\nKhin Gyi in the women's coxless pair.<\/p>\n
Basoeki said that the performances of Indonesian rowers were
\nmore than satisfactory. \"It will take their Southeast Asian
\nrivals some time to keep up with Indonesia's feat. They may need
\ntwo other SEA Games to reach our level,\" Basoeki boasted.<\/p>\n
Canoeing and rowing, also Olympic medal events, have been
\nmissing from the SEA Games since 1987 in favor of traditional
\nboat races.<\/p>\n
Indonesia expects stiff competition from Myanmar and Laos in
\nboth the rowing and canoeing events at the 1997 SEA Games.<\/p>\n
Basoeki said that Indonesia will also insist on the inclusion
\nof traditional boat races, a longtime gold mine for Indonesia, in
\nthe SEA Games next year. (arf)<\/p>",
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