Albert Paruntu named Asiad training director
Albert Paruntu named Asiad training director
JAKARTA (JP): The National Sports Council chairman, Wismoyo
Arismunandar, has appointed Albert Paruntu, an official of the
Indonesia Karatedo Federation, as the country's 13th Asian Games
training director.
Wismoyo said after a meeting Wednesday that he chose Albert
because the latter had proven his ability to command a team
during his career in the Army.
Albert, a brigadier-general, is considered a responsible
person with leadership skills and a high capacity to mobilize
people.
"Obviously, he's very active and loves sports," Wismoyo said.
The council's athletes development deputy, M. Hindarto, is to
be Albert's deputy.
The council has announced athletes from 22 sports will
represent the country at the Asiad in Bangkok next December.
The sports are track and field, badminton, boxing, canoeing,
cycling, equestrian, fencing, soccer, gymnastics, judo, karate,
rowing, sepak takraw, shooting, swimming, tae kwon do, tennis,
volleyball, weight lifting, wrestling, wushu and yachting.
The council plans to stage a 10-month decentralized training
scheme, financed and managed by each sports organization, before
all the athletes come together for three months of centralized
training here, which will be financed by the country.
Wismoyo said Indonesian sportsmen and women must retain their
disciplined attitude after winning back the overall title at the
19th SEA Games here in October.
"They have to be disciplined. Organizations without discipline
will never reach their goals or do well. An undisciplined
attitude means losing and failure," he said.
Kompas reported the council had invited all sports
organizations to a meeting in Cipayung, West Java, from Tuesday
to yesterday but five of them did not attend.
They were the Indonesian Soccer Association, the Indonesian
Table tennis Association, the Indonesian Weight lifting, Power
lifting and Body building Association, the Indonesian Swimming
Association and the Indonesian Shooting and Hunting Association.
(yan)