11 judokas to compete in Asian c'ships

11 judokas to compete in Asian c'ships

JAKARTA (JP): Eleven local judokas left yesterday for Manila
to take part in the Asian championships in Manila from Nov. 21 to
Nov. 23.

The 11 judokas consist of six men and five women. They will be
assisted by coaches Indriyana Kusnadi (men), Pujawati and Lee
Biong Oek (women), and team manager Ajii Kusmantri.

The male judokas are Peter Taslim (60 kilograms), Yudi
Sulistyanto (65kg), Handoko (61kg), Kresna Bayu (86kg), Wisnu
(95kg) and Maruli (71kg). The women are Maya (48kg),
Praptiningsih (52kg), Susanti (61kg), Aprilia Marzuki (66kg) and
Ira P (72kg).

Maya, Susanti, Wisnu and Maruli are new judokas and did not
compete in the recent 19th SEA Games in October.

Twenty countries, including Indonesia, will compete in the
Asian judo championships.

"The championships are very important to Indonesia as they
will decide the rankings in Asia," Indriyana said Tuesday.

Indriyana further said the championships would give local
judokas the opportunity to compete against other newcomers.

"Judokas from Japan, South Korea and Russia are Indonesia's
tough rivals in the coming championships," Indriyana said.

Indriyana voiced hope that the Indonesian judokas would
perform to their maximum so as to obtain a place in the 1998
Asian Games in Bangkok in December. (lnt)