Access to athletes restricted

Access to athletes restricted

JAKARTA: Indonesian Awakens (IA) organizers said on Thursday
they had reduced the level of public accessibility to athletes at
the Century Hotel following reported theft cases.

Guests are not allowed to meet athletes or coaches in their
hotel rooms, but in the lounge.

The policy will affect sports journalists who use the athletes
as news resources. IA chairman Djoko Pramono added that
journalists who sought interviews with athletes would have to
notify the organizers beforehand.

The IA program is a focused training program for the best
national athletes by the National Sports Council (KONI) with a
view to improving Indonesia's performance at the 2006 Asian
Games. --JP