Sports council cancels biomechanic tests<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The economic turmoil has prompted the National
\nSports Council's 13th Asian Games task force to cancel plans for
\nathletes to take biomechanic tests in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Task force chairman Muhammad Hindarto told reporters yesterday
\nthat the tests would have cost the council Rp 170 million
\n(US$12,365).<\/p>\n
\"We have to be more efficient with the budget. The Singapore
\nSports Medicine Institute director, Dr. Teh Kong Chuan, suggested
\nwe send two sports science experts, who understand the subject
\nwell, to be trained for one week at the institute,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"Singapore was very impressed with our success in staging the
\n19th SEA Games last year and will give us free-of-charge training
\nin the name of friendship. We only have to fund the
\ntransportation and board and lodging,\" he added.<\/p>\n
The council has announced it will only send sports with the
\npotential to win golds or silvers to the Asiad, which offers 377
\ngolds. They are badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, cycling,
\nkarate, shooting, tae kwon do, tennis, weightlifting, windsurfing
\nand wushu.<\/p>\n
Hindarto said both experts would be trained next month after
\nthe Idul Fitri holiday.<\/p>\n
The task force plans to test only weightlifters, shuttlers,
\nkaratekas, tennis players, boxers and windsurfers -- who are
\nconsidered to have the most gold medal-winning potential -- using
\nthree simple video cameras set at 50 frames per second.<\/p>\n
\"In Singapore, they use cameras with 300 frames per second and
\nthe equipment for analyzing the biomechanic tests costs
\nUS$500,000,\" Hindarto said.<\/p>\n
\"Both experts will accompany coaches during the analysis to
\nweed out the athletes' imperfections. We can record their speed,
\npower, endurance and agility so we can train them more
\neffectively and more efficiently,\" he said. (yan)<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sports-council-cancels-biomechanic-tests-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}