Weather continues to interrupt parachuting c'ship<\/p>\n
By Primastuti Handayani<\/p>\n
LIDO, West Java (JP): Hazy weather and strong wind continue to
\ndisrupt the programs at the Sixth World Parachuting Championships
\non Canopy Formation here.<\/p>\n
The organizer has had to halt the competition a number or
\ntimes due to recurring bad weather since the first day of the
\nchampionship, which started on Sunday.<\/p>\n
However, the organizer is optimistic that the championships
\nwill finish on schedule. The competition features four-way canopy
\nrotation, four-way sequential and eight-way speed formation.<\/p>\n
\"We can finish all the events before the closing ceremony on
\nSunday,\" Ahmed Solihin, the organizer's program coordinator, said
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
\"We'll boost the competition early in the morning every day to
\nfinish all the scheduled events,\" he added.<\/p>\n
By international rules each participant's points are valid if
\neach team has jumped five times, which is 60 percent of the eight
\njumps.<\/p>\n
\"We only need to execute the last jump for four-way sequential
\nand two more jumps for the eight-way speed formation. We'll
\ncontinue with the three jumps for all events if the weather
\npermits,\" Ahmed said.<\/p>\n
The natural disruption has begun daily at midday and lasted
\nuntil before sunset.<\/p>\n
Yesterday, three jumps in the four-way sequential event were
\ncompleted.<\/p>\n
Indonesia, which failed to display a formation in its first
\njump on Tuesday, improved by making two formations twice in its
\nsecond and fourth jumps yesterday.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the team, members of the Aves Club in Bandung,
\nWest Java, was only able to display one formation in its third
\njump.<\/p>\n
The host team, which only had one month's preparation, is
\nlikely to come in at last position because of the tight
\ncompetition.<\/p>\n
Defending champion, the United States, has completed five jumps.
\nThe team became holder of the world record when it produced 16
\nformations in three minutes in Australia in 1994,<\/p>\n
But the team, which placed second after displaying 11, 10, 10
\nand 10 formations, failed to beat the high-riding French who had
\nonly performed four jumps.<\/p>\n
The French team, which dominates the championships, still has
\none more chance to complete the event. The team displayed 13, 12
\nand 10 formations in its second, third and fourth jumps
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
France, which displayed 10 formations in its first jump on
\nTuesday, will take the lead if it can feature at least six
\nformations in its last jump.<\/p>\n
Switzerland and Canada shared third position yesterday as both
\nteams produced average formations of eight.<\/p>\n
Switzerland, which displayed seven formations in the first
\njump, featured 10, eight and eight formations in the second,
\nthird and fourth jumps.<\/p>\n
While Canada, the 2,000-crowd favorite, displayed 11
\nformations in the second jump. But the team failed to repeat its
\nperformance and was only able to display six and two formations
\nin the third and fourth jumps.<\/p>\n
South Africa finished its fifth jump by displaying two
\nformations in the first to fourth jumps. The team successfully
\nimproved by displaying three formation in the final jump
\nyesterday.<\/p>",
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