Try Sutrisno to open first sports congress<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Vice President Try Sutrisno is scheduled to open
\nthe first National Sports Congress and the National Coordinating
\nMeeting on Youth Affairs and Sports, organized by the office of
\nthe state minister of youth affairs and sports in cooperation
\nwith the National Sports Council and the Ministry of Education
\nand Culture.<\/p>\n
Imam Suyudi, the assistant to the state minister and member of
\nthe organizing committee for the conference, said yesterday the
\nconference will take place at Hotel Indonesia from Feb. 25 to
\nFeb. 28.<\/p>\n
The conference will discuss the possibility of Indonesia
\nhosting the Asian Games in 2006 and the Olympics in 2008.<\/p>\n
Imam said the sixth five-year state plan's targets are to win
\nthe overall title at the 19th SEA Games, slated for Oct. 11 to
\nOct. 19 here this year, improve the country's rankings at the
\nAsian Games and win more gold medals at the Olympics.<\/p>\n
The conference will also discuss the development of sports in
\nthe country since the beginning of the New Order.<\/p>\n
\"From the total of more than 30 sports organizations that we
\nhave, only the Badminton Association of Indonesia has its own way
\nof earning its money for developing athletes. We'll make the
\norganization our first priority at the conference,\" Imam said.<\/p>\n
Imam said the government is helping the Indonesian Track and
\nField Association to build another synthetic-track stadium in
\nRagunan, South Jakarta to boost the sport's development.<\/p>\n
\"So far, Malaysia's athletes have always performed better. If
\nwe have more facilities with better equipment to groom our
\nathletes, I believe the results will be better,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Imam said the conference will also invite the Association of
\nIndonesian Advertising Companies to find the best way of
\nattracting more people to watch sport events.<\/p>\n
Among those scheduled to participate in the conference will be
\nexperts, officials of each sports organization, the staff of 27
\nprovinces' council branches and several universities. (yan)<\/p>",
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