Aprilia, Bayu to join German Open

Aprilia, Bayu to join German Open

JAKARTA (JP): Women's judoka Aprilia Marzuki and men's judoka
Kresna Bayu will compete in the German Open judo championships in
Frankfurt on Aug. 13 and Aug. 14 as a warm-up for the 2000
Olympic Games in Sydney.

Indonesian Judo Association (PJSI) official in charge of
athletes development Subardi Suar said on Tuesday the association
had not set any specific targets for Aprilia and Bayu, who
compete in the 70-kgs and 90-kgs divisions respectively.

"We want the judokas to gain experiences from fighting for the
first time with Europeans. They are used to competing with Asian
judokas. Hopefully they can do their best," Subardi said.

He also said that the judokas were expected to beat Asia's
best fighters at the 2002 Asian Games in Pusan, South Korea.

Aprilia and Bayu earned Olympic tickets after finishing third
and fourth respectively in the Asian Judo Open Championships in
Osaka, Japan, last month. (ivy)