Six karatekas to AMA Int'l<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Lemkari karate school sends six karatekas to the
\nthird AMA International Open Championships in Nottingham,
\nEngland, in preparation for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian
\n(SEA) Games in September.<\/p>\n
The championships will take place on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18. The
\nIndonesian contingent will leave on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\"Lemkari will send three fighters in both the men's and
\nwomen's divisions. We expect them to continue the gold medal
\nwinning tradition,\" chief de mission Hamami Nata told reporters
\non Monday.<\/p>\n
\"We took part in four international tournaments last year and
\nmanaged to grab gold medals in each.\"<\/p>\n
Lemkari will field senior athletes in the men's division: Umar
\nSyarif in the 80-kilogram class; and Arif Taufan and Isfan
\nTanjung in the 60kg division. They are also members of the
\nnational SEA Games karate squad.<\/p>\n
In the women's division, Lemkari will send its junior
\nkaratekas: Telly Melinda in the under-20 age group, Meisya in the
\nunder-17 age group and Fatimah Azzahra in the under-12 age group.
\n(nvn)<\/p>",
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