C. Java provides Rp 13b for PON

C. Java provides Rp 13b for PON

PURWOKERTO, Central Java (JP): Central Java Governor
Mardiyanto said his authority had spent Rp 13 billion (US$1.6
million) to fund training and provide bonuses for local athletes
who win medals at the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya next
month.

"We are serious and we don't promise many things to the
athletes. But we will give a bonus for those who manage to get
medals at PON," he said Saturday.

Mardiyanto said tough competition would come from Jakarta and
West Java.

"But we are optimistic that we can win gold in certain events,
like track and field, wushu, taekwondo, pencak silat and kempo,"
he told The Jakarta Post. (45)