Shooters named after Asian meet<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The 8th Asian Shooting Championships, slated
\nhere from Oct. 1 to Oct. 10, will be the last opportunity to name
\nIndonesia's shooters for the 18th Southeast Asian Games in Chiang
\nMai, Thailand.<\/p>\n
\"How many shooters we will eventually send to Chiang Mai
\ndepends on how they and their Southeast Asian rivals finish at
\nthe upcoming Asian championships,\" Harianto Suprapto, who heads
\nthe championships project, told The Jakarta Post yesterday.<\/p>\n
All members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
\n(ASEAN), including Brunei Darussalam and Vietnam, are among 31
\ncountries which have confirmed their entry for the championships.<\/p>\n
Other entrants include Asian powerhouses China, Japan, South
\nKorea and former Soviet republics Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan,
\nUzbekistan and Tajikistan.<\/p>\n
Depending on how each ASEAN country finishes at the Asian
\nchampionships, the Indonesian Shooting Association (Perbakin)
\nwill then make a comparative study chart mapping their strengths
\nand weaknesses.<\/p>\n
Based on the mapping, Perbakin will then determine which
\nIndonesian sharpshooters are strong enough to at least scoop
\nsilver medals at the SEA Games, which are slated for Dec. 9 to
\nDec. 17, and then send them there.<\/p>\n
Perbakin's target at the Asian championships is \"beating all
\nits Southeast Asian opponents,\" said Harianto, who also heads
\nPerbakin's target shooting department.<\/p>\n
The Chiang Mai SEA Games includes 17 shooting events but
\nPerbakin plans to take part in 11 events only. Among the
\nSoutheast Asian countries, Indonesia is exceptionally strong at
\nthe women's double trap event.<\/p>\n
Gold and silver<\/p>\n
In the 12th Asian Games in Hiroshima last year, Indonesia's
\nSarmunah and teammate Supadmi finished fourth and fifth
\nrespectively behind gold and silver medalists Wang Yujin and Gao
\nfrom China and bronze medalist Son Hye-kyoung of South Korea.<\/p>\n
\"We're hoping for two gold medals from the women's individual
\nand team double trap events,\" Harianto said.<\/p>\n
But Indonesia's chances of winning a gold medal in that event
\nas a team may become a dream if the other Southeast Asian
\ncountries do not field a full team in the event, which would
\nautomatically cancel the event.<\/p>\n
Countries whose shooters are able to reach minimum
\nqualification scores for each event contested at the Asian
\nchampionships are entitled for wild cards. (arf)<\/p>",
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