Valley A wins int'l hockey tourney<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Valley A field hockey team from Hong Kong
\ngrabbed the first division title at the Le Meridien Jakarta
\nInternational Hockey Tournament 2001 held at Bung Karno hockey
\nfield on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Valley A won the Gold Cup after defeating Jakarta-based STEI
\n1-0 during Sunday's final of the first division.<\/p>\n
The tournament was organized by Jakarta-based International
\nSports Club Indonesia (ISCI) and had 12 teams participating from
\nHong Kong, Singapore, Makassar, Bandung as well as host Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the second division, local Dutch club Kombinasi had
\na 1-0 victory over Bandung-based Mandala hockey team to capture
\nthe Silver Plate award.<\/p>\n
In the third division, Valley B of Hong Kong grabbed the
\nBronze Bowl with a 2-1 victory over host team ISCI.<\/p>\n
The organizers also named Carlos Sandez of Valley A as best
\nplayer.<\/p>\n
Ken Allen of ISCI told The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of
\nthe tournament that ISCI had run the tournament since the late
\n1980s with a brief pause in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n
\"We had to stop the event from 1997 to 1999 due to Indonesia's
\neconomic and political situation at the moment. Now we expect to
\norganize the event annually and we hope for more sponsorship to
\nback our efforts,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"It would be such a waste if we couldn't take advantage of the
\nexcellent astro turf. Most participants love it.\"<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the State University of Jakarta won the Youth
\nHockey Challenge after defeating Trisakti University 2-1 in
\novertime last Friday. Both teams shared a 1-1 tie in regular
\ntime. Adri from Trisakti was awarded the most talented player.<\/p>\n
Allen said the young players could have better achievement if
\nthey had started playing earlier.<\/p>\n
\"It would be suitable to start at the age of three or four
\nyears old. But perhaps another problem is they cannot afford the
\nexpensive equipment,\" he told the Post.<\/p>\n
\"We'll invite 12 youth teams next year, which is double the
\ncurrent participants prior to the main tournament.\" (nvn)<\/p>",
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