Ruwiyati eyes victory at Malang<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian marathon runner Ruwiyati hopes to win
\nEast Java's Malang International Marathon in April.<\/p>\n
Alwi Mugiyanto, trainer and manager of the Tiger Lokomotiv
\nSalatiga athletics club, said on Sunday that Ruwiyati is
\ncurrently training for the event at the Central Javanese towns of
\nNoebong near Salatiga and around nearby Mount Merbabu.<\/p>\n
Club member Ruwiyati won the Malang marathon in 1995. She did
\nnot take part in the following year's race because of illness.<\/p>\n
She won a gold medal in the marathon event at the 1995 SEA
\nGames in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and will take part in the 25-
\nkilometer race in Manila later this month.<\/p>\n
In the Chiang Mai Games, Ruwiyati clocked two hours, 34
\nminutes and 29.12 seconds, breaking the SEA Games record. She
\nfinished faster than Singapore's Yvone Danson Tan, who finished
\nsecond.<\/p>\n
\"The Malang race is a warmup for the Jakarta Games,\" Alwi said
\nas quoted by Antara news agency, referring to the upcoming SEA
\nGames in October.<\/p>\n
Ruwiyati said she is hoping to win in Malang and then go on to
\ncompete with runners from other Southeast Asian countries in
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
Alwi said that no indication had so far been provided by
\neither the Indonesian Athletics Association (PASI) or the
\nIndonesian Sports Council (KONI) regarding Ruwiyati's
\nparticipation in the October games.<\/p>\n
\"We have not yet received any word, either from PASI or from
\nKONI,\" he said. \"We are hoping that Ruwiyati will be able to take
\npart in the coming SEA Games.\"<\/p>\n
Djoko Pramono, training director for the Jakarta Games, said
\nrecently that a decision on Ruwiyati's participation in the
\ncoming SEA Games would be made in June, following a physical
\nexamination.<\/p>\n
\"Ruwiyati is suffering from osteoporosis and is undergoing
\ntreatment now. Hopefully, she will have recovered by June,\" Djoko
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Alwi said he was optimistic that, if Ruwiyati recovers, she
\nwill be able to win two golds in the 10,000 meters and marathon
\nevents.<\/p>\n
\"Ruwiyati had only trained intensively for one month before
\nbreaking the records at the last Games,\" he said. \"If she passes
\nthe physical examination in June, she will be better prepared
\n(this time),\" he added. (lnt)<\/p>",
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