Samaranch to visit Jakarta next week<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the International Olympic Committee
\nJuan Antonio Samaranch will pay a private visit to Jakarta on his
\nway to South Korea for an Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) meeting
\nin Seoul.<\/p>\n
During his stay in the Indonesian capital he is scheduled to
\nmeet with timber tycoon Mohammad Hasan between May 17 and May 19.<\/p>\n
Hasan is the chairman of the Indonesian Track and Field
\nAssociation (PASI) and also president of the OCA.<\/p>\n
\"Following the visit, he might go together with Mr. Hasan to
\nthe OCA meeting in Seoul which will start on May 22,\" a source at
\nPASI told The Jakarta Post yesterday.<\/p>\n
The source added that the visit was purely private.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, PASI announced on Friday that it hoped Indonesian
\nathletes would win seven gold medals at the ongoing Junior Track
\nand Field Malaysia Open Championships in Ipoh, which end today.<\/p>\n
Gold medals are expected from Novian Suhendra in the men's
\n400m, Agustinus Ngamel in the men's 100m, Darminah in the women's
\nshot put and disc throw and Erni Eka Sari in the women's triple
\njump.<\/p>\n
The open tournament serves as a trial run for Indonesia, which
\nwill hold a similar tournament in Jakarta between Oct. 23 to Oct.
\n25. (arf)<\/p>",
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