Women hammer throwers must improve technique: Expert<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Australian women's hammer throw coach Lawrie
\nBarclay said on Wednesday that Southeast Asian athletes still
\nneed to improve their technique if they want to achieve results
\nsimilar to those from other regions.<\/p>\n
Speaking after a 10-day training camp for women hammer
\nthrowers -- staged by the International Amateur Athletic
\nFederation's (IAAF) Jakarta Regional Development Center --
\nBarclay said the main obstacle for local women hammer throwers
\nwas that they did not really understand the right technique.<\/p>\n
\"On my first day here, I saw that the biggest problem was they
\ndidn't understand the right technique for the hammer throw as
\nit's a relatively new sport.<\/p>\n
\"But during the training camp, I saw that they were improving
\nthanks to their strong, fit physical condition. The coaches were
\nalso very motivated to learn.\"<\/p>\n
The women's hammer throw will be introduced for the first time
\nin the region at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in
\nKuala Lumpur from Sept. 8 to Sept. 17 along with the women's pole
\nvault. The event itself was officially introduced by the IAAF in
\n1998.<\/p>\n
Barclay said bringing an athlete -- Karyne di Marco -- to act
\nas a role-model had also helped coaches and athletes to improve
\ntheir technique.<\/p>\n
\"Coaches and athletes can imitate and see the proper technique
\ndemonstrated by an athlete. It's very different then if they just
\nsee it on video or in books.\"<\/p>\n
Di Marco, formerly known as Karyne Perkins, was a member of
\nthe Australian track and field squad at the Sydney Olympics last
\nyear. Unfortunately, she failed to reach the final round of the
\nwomen's hammer throw event.<\/p>\n
Barclay expressed his optimism that Southeast Asian athletes
\nwould be able to reach 55 meters within one year of intensive
\ntraining after the camp.<\/p>\n
\"Some of the athletes are very good. When they compete in the
\nSEA Games, believe me, some of them will reach the 50-meter
\nmark.\"<\/p>\n
During the camp, Indonesian Yurita Ariani managed to throw
\nover the 48 meters mark, far above her personal best of 46.56
\nmeters.<\/p>\n
However, her result was far behind the Olympic record of 71.16
\nmeters achieved by Kamila Skolimowska of Poland.<\/p>\n
Indonesian coach Muksin expressed hope that Yurita would be
\nable to fulfill the target of winning gold.<\/p>\n
\"If we look at the result of the camp, I'm optimistic that she
\nwill be able to win a gold.\"<\/p>\n
The Philippines coach Dorie Cortejo said that the camp would
\nhelp her groom younger athletes for the next games in Vietnam in
\n2003.<\/p>\n
\"The camp has been very helpful for us to acquire the
\nknowledge and the ideas of how to groom young athletes. But as
\nfor the SEA Games, I don't think the Philippines will be able to
\ntake gold this year. Indonesia and Thailand are much better.
\nHopefully, we can achieve gold in 2003.\" (yan)<\/p>",
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