12 karatekas selected for Asian Games

12 karatekas selected for Asian Games

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Karate-do Federation (Forki) is
grooming 12 young karatekas to take part in the Asian Games in
Bangkok this December.

Boy Crain, the federation's technical director, said Sunday
the 12 karatekas were chosen following their good performance at
the 19th SEA Games here in October and the Asia-Pacific amateur
karate championships in Macau.

"The team for the Asian Games will be decided after the world
karate championships in Brazil in October," Boy said.

Boy said that although Forki had prepared the 12 karatekas,
there was a possibility that athletes competing in the Brazilian
meet would be included on the team for the Asian Games.

"Of course this depends on their performance at the world
championships. We will only include karateists who perform well
in Brazil," Boy said as quoted by the daily Kompas.

As for karatekas at the world championships, Boy said they
would be chosen following the Army Chief Trophy (Piala KASAD)
competition here in March.

"The winners of the Piala KASAD will have to undergo training
first before competing at the world championships," Boy said.

Boy declined to name the 12 karatekas, but a source at the
Indonesian Sports Council said the 12 were Abdul Kadir, Aswan
Ali, Umar Syarif, Hasan Basri, Isfan Tanjung, Arif Taufan and
Novelius Joko for the men, and Omita Ompi, Nurossy Nurosjati,
Nilawati Daud, Christine Gani and Sandri Aryani for the women.

Boy said the karatekas would not compete in all events at the
Asian Games. (lnt)