Ruwiyati to take test before Games<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The training director for the 19th SEA Games,
\nDjoko Pramono, said the decision to include Ruwiyati, the
\nmarathon record breaker at the 1995 Games in Chiang Mai,
\nThailand, will be made in June following a physical examination.<\/p>\n
"Ruwiyati is suffering from osteoporosis and is undergoing
\ntreatment now. Hopefully, she will recover before June," he said.<\/p>\n
Ruwiyati clocked two hours 34 minutes and 29.12 seconds,
\nbreaking the SEA Games record. She finished faster than
\nSingaporean Yvone Danson Tan, who finished second at the 1995
\nGames in Chiang Mai, Thailand.<\/p>\n
Djoko said he would not force the 20-year-old runner to take
\npart in the Games, scheduled from Oct. 11 to Oct. 19 here,
\nbecause she has the potential to run for about 10 more years.<\/p>\n
"If we force her to run this year, I'm afraid she will only
\ntake part in the Games once," he said.<\/p>\n
Coach Alwi Mujianto said Ruwiyati is still practicing at her
\nclub -- Tiger Lokomotif in Salatiga, Central Java -- and is also
\nreceiving medical treatment.<\/p>\n
Alwi is optimistic that if Ruwiyati recovers, she can win two
\ngolds in the 10,000 meters and marathon events.<\/p>\n
"Ruwiyati had only practiced intensively for one month before
\nbreaking the records in the last Games. If she passes the
\nphysical examination in June, she will be better prepared," he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Basketball Association's vice chairman,
\nSutiyoso, said the Games training program for the women's team
\nwill start on March 1, two months behind schedule.<\/p>\n
"I guarantee that the training will start on March 1, although
\nsome players resigned for several reasons," he said Monday.<\/p>\n
Four players -- Jinaryati Yoesoef, Liem Bing Tjoe, Sri Suryana
\nand Joan Suryana -- resigned from training because of study and
\nwork-related obligations.<\/p>\n
Only 16 players, mostly from East Java, will join the
\ntraining. Djoko had suggested moving the training to Surabaya
\nbecause most of the athletes live there. The association,
\nhowever, decided to conduct the training in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Since early this month, five players -- Puspa Indah, Theresia
\nNinon, Liana, Nina and Triana Dewi -- have been training with
\nChinese coach Huang Chang Yu.<\/p>\n
Enoch Markum, the Ministry of Education and Culture's deputy
\nfor college students, said state and private universities do not
\nforbid athletes from leaving their studies to join the national
\ntraining program.<\/p>\n
He said most athletes decline to leave their studies because
\nthere is no certainty of being picked for the country's squad.
\n(yan)<\/p>",
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