Sports council seeks media help for SEAG<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Sports Council wants support from
\nall media, both print and broadcast, to help ensure the success
\nof the SEA Games here in October.<\/p>\n
\"I want the full support of the mass media to make the Jakarta
\nGames a success. Don't write articles that hinder the athletes'
\nperformances, \" council chairman Wismoyo Arismunandar said during
\na breaking of fast at the Antara news agency office Monday.<\/p>\n
Wismoyo said the media should write positive articles and
\nfeatures about the event.<\/p>\n
He also said there had been enough exposure of the Badminton
\nAssociation of Indonesia contract money dispute.<\/p>\n
\"I am not against reporters informing people what's going on
\nin the badminton association but I don't think the matter should
\nbe further publicized as it has been settled,\" Wismoyo said. He
\nwas accompanied by his Deputy Chairman Ari Sudewo and Antara
\nchief Handojo Nitimiharjo.<\/p>\n
According to Wismoyo, Indonesia wants success on two levels at
\nthe Games; both in taking back the overall champion title from
\nThailand and as the host.<\/p>\n
\"The success of the Games is also determined by the role of
\nthe organizing committee. The committee should give a good image
\nof the athletes and officials involved in the Games. We must
\nstick to the motto of friendship among Southeast Asian
\ncountries,\" Wismoyo said.<\/p>\n
Wismoyo, however, said the biggest task is to win back the
\noverall champion title which was won by Thailand when Chiang Mai
\nhosted the region's biggest sports meeting in 1995.<\/p>\n
At the 1995 Games, Thailand won by taking 157 gold medals,
\nIndonesia was a distant second with 77 golds and the Philippines
\nthird with 33 golds.<\/p>\n
For an athlete, said the chairman, the key to achieving a
\ntarget is the will of the athlete and the cooperation of the
\ncoach.<\/p>\n
Task<\/p>\n
Wismoyo gave an example of lifter Sutrisno who became a world
\nweightlifting champion. \"Sutrisno is only a construction worker
\nand had no international experience, yet he became a world
\nchampion. It is here that Sutrisno showed his will and confidence
\nthat he could win.\"<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Djoko Pramono, the SEA Games training director,
\nsaid he regretted that three of the nation's best cyclists had
\nwithdrawn from the training program for the coming Games.<\/p>\n
\"The withdrawal of the three cyclists is a big blow for
\nIndonesia and our quest to capture cycling medals at the Games,\"
\nDjoko said.<\/p>\n
The three cyclists are brothers Herry Janto and Hengky
\nSetiawan and Tubagus Mohammad Maulana. They left the training
\ncenter in December because they wanted to concentrate on their
\nwork.<\/p>\n
Herry and his brother Henky, both from Jakarta, won six gold
\nmedals at the 14th National Games while Maulana took a gold medal
\nin the men's 100-km team time trial together with Tonton Susanto,
\nEggi Eirin Ismalin and Mohammad Handy at the 1995 Games in
\nThailand.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Cycling Association has set a target of eight
\ngolds in the coming Games. They are expected to come from the
\ntrack, road race and mountain race. (lnt)<\/p>",
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