Below-par Yurita, Nunung win golds at athletics meet

Below-par Yurita, Nunung win golds at athletics meet

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

National athletes Yurita Ariani and Nunung Jayadi were
unchallenged in their respective fields on the penultimate day of
the National Track and Field Championships, in which South
Sumatra took over at the top with a total of four golds.

Both Yurita and Nunung earned the Jakarta team gold medals in
the women's hammer throw and men's pole vault. However, their
performances were still below their best.

Yurita managed only 51.20 meters. Her national record of 53.67
meters was recorded last year.

Nunung recorded 4.90 meters, which was far below his national
record of 5.13 meters. Jakarta has collected three golds and
stays in second place behind leader South Sumatra.

Meanwhile, female pole vaulter Ni Putu Desy Margawati helped
South Sumatra to one of three golds on the day for a total of
four.

Desy beat Sundari and Alia Basalamah with her vault of 3.82
meters, which was also short of her best mark of 4.10 meters.

Jauhari Johan in the men's 10,000 meters and Yan Bachtiar in
the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase contributed the other two
golds for South Sumatra.

The third day of the four-day competition offered eight gold
medals.

Papua took two through Yan Karubaba in the men's 400 meters
and Rozalia Kahol in the women's shot put, while East Nusa
Tenggara grabbed the last gold, thanks to Nelci Tolaik in the
women's 1,500 meters.

Overnight leader Central Java could only add two silvers to
stay in third place.

The tournament ends on Tuesday. High-level performances from
the athletes have yet to come, for which a Rp 10 million
(US$1,200) reward is offered to record breakers.