Three golds in tae kwon do doable for RI<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Tae kwon do is focusing on a realistic target of three golds
\nat the 23rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines next
\nmonth -- one better than its gold haul in Hanoi two years ago.<\/p>\n
\"Our coach said that it would be good if we could win three
\ngolds in the SEA Games,\" said tae kwon do athlete Ronny
\nKusdiantoro last week. \"The toughest competitors will be Vietnam
\nand Thailand.\"<\/p>\n
National tae kwon do athletes pocketed two golds, five silver
\nand two bronze in 2003 in Hanoi, and their results have been
\nrespectable since then.<\/p>\n
In the seventh LG ASEAN Tae kwon do Championship last year,
\nIndonesia took two golds, compared to Vietnam's 12. Malaysia and
\nPhilippines seized one gold respectively (Thailand did not
\nparticipate in the event).<\/p>\n
In the Islamic Solidarity Games in April, tae kwon do athletes
\nsaved face for Indonesia by taking a gold, silver and bronze.<\/p>\n
Late last month, women's tae kwon do athletes also contributed
\none gold and two bronze to the Indonesian medal tally from the
\nWomen Muslim Games in Iran.<\/p>\n
However, they failed to collect any medals at the Universiade
\nin Izmir, Turkey.<\/p>\n
Indonesian Tae kwon do Association (PB TI) chairman Suharto
\nhas repeatedly stated that his athletes must strive to do better
\nthan in Hanoi when they compete in Cebu City.<\/p>\n
\"In the 2005 SEA Games, we want to win as many medals as in
\n2003, but of course we want to be better,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Ronny said the gold target was realistic with the talents of
\nveteran athletes such as Olympian Satryo Rahadani, Derry
\nDharmansyah Maulana and Basuki Nugroho.<\/p>\n
\"I will also do my best to win gold in the fin division,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Satisfactory results in international competition have boosted
\nthe confidence of the athletes, he added.<\/p>\n
In the men's division, Ronny is joined by Satryo, Taufik
\nKrisna, Derry, Basuki, Rosandi, Muhammad Abubakar and Teguh
\nWaskito.<\/p>\n
In the women's class, 2003 world flyweight champion Juana
\nWangsa Putri heads the group of Fransisca Valentina, Martina
\nNavratilova, Voppy Trisnawanty, Iin Retno Famula, Rahadewi Neta
\nand Amalia Kurniasih.<\/p>",
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