C. Java to send full team to c'ship

C. Java to send full team to c'ship

SEMARANG (JP): The Central Java chapter of the Indonesian
Taekwondo Association will send a full team to the LG Cup
National Taekwondo Championship in Jakarta in early February, an
official said on Friday.

"We will send as many taekwondoins as possible to the
championship, but the backbone of the team will be those who
competed in the 2000 National Games in Surabaya," coach Bambang
Wijanarko said here.

"We will soon summon them to join the training center in
preparation for the championship."

The taekwondoins scheduled to compete are Amalia, Derry
Darmansyah, Inosensius, Regina Maya, Veronika Widyarini, Vinca
Maharsih, Wiwis Widiowati and Yoga Pradana.

The championship is also seen as a benchmark to determine the
national team for the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur.

"We expect to have more Central Java fighters in the national
training center. So far we have placed two fighters there --
Derry and Wiwis," said Bambang. "Derry is a talented fighter and
I'm sure he has a chance to grab a gold medal in Kuala Lumpur."

Derry won a gold medal in the men's bantamweight class at the
Southeast Asian Taekwondo Union Championship in Vietnam, while
Wiwis took gold in the National Games. (nvn)