E. Java dominates archery in National Games

JAKARTA (JP): East Java wrapped up its winning run in the archery competition at the 14th National Games yesterday with an Olympic round gold medal.

The East Java men's trio of Hariyono, Hendra Setijawan and Gatot Arianto teamed up well to beat their North Sumatran counterparts of Hendra Wijaya, Wilson Pane and Hairul Azhar 227- 210 for the gold, the 14th won by the traditional archery powerhouse.

The host team, featuring Ditto Rembrandt, Wahyu Hidayat and Tri Prasetyo, grabbed the bronze after beating the Jambi team of Syafruddin Mawi, Nurniawan and Rido Kencana, 222-211.

Earlier in the day, East Kalimantan, powered by Indonesia's Olympians Dahliana and Hamdiah, proved too much for the opposition in the women's Olympic round.

East Kalimantan downed East Java, including former Olympian Lilies Handayani, 225-217 in the final.

The bronze went to Lampung, which fielded another Olympic veteran, Purnama Pandiangan, alongside Yuliasih and Fitrizal Iriani, after defeating Central Java 230-221.

Following the concluding day of the archery competition yesterday, East Java had proved its domination of the 32 gold- medal events. In addition to its 14 golds, the province took 12 silvers and six bronzes.

West Java came a distant second with three golds, five silvers and two bronzes, beating East Kalimantan, which also won three golds but fewer other medals. The Kalimantan side managed just one silver and four bronzes.

Shooting

Also yesterday, the Senayan shooting range was a magnet of public attention, with people eager to watch President Soeharto's son Bambang Trihatmodjo demonstrate his skills in the center fire pistol event.

Bambang, owner of the country's Bimantara Group, was making his Games debut for North Sulawesi.

Wearing his contingent's yellow jacket uniform, Bambang was the focus of overwhelming exposure from cameramen and photographers. Playing under the full glare of public scrutiny, a nervous Bambang finished a lowly 14th despite having the support of his wife Halimah.

Bambang, who also owns Bimantara Shooting Club, scored 528 points out of a maximum 600, 24 less than his best score during practice.

"I was too nervous because many journalists were waiting for me," a smiling Bambang said. "It was a very bad result and I was disappointed," he added.

Bambang, who spends his spare time shooting, swimming and diving said that shooting helps him relax after his daily business activities.

Maj. Gen. Sutiyoso, chief of the Jakarta Military Command, was also present, in his capacity as executive chairman of the Indonesian Target Shooting Association, to support Bambang.

Iriantoni of Jakarta won the gold medal with 573 points, beating East Javan's Idsyam Kaplale by just one point. Another Jakartan Alfian Sitompul bagged the bronze with 569.

Meanwhile, Central Java swept both the men's and women's air rifle hunting gold medals, the other competitions staged yesterday.

Shilian Prasastimade scored 353 points to triumph in the women's event. Kadar Winarti from West Java finished second with 348 points, followed by another Central Javanese markswoman Theodora Dasantari who collected 341.

Bagus Harjono Bonie Central won the men's event with 528 points. Yuni Andre of West Java came a distant second with 519 points, ahead of I Gede Mertayasa from Bali who scored 518. (yan)

Medal tally

G S B Jakarta 118 70 73 West Java 64 74 78 East Java 60 69 67 Central Java 27 36 59 Lampung 19 19 31 Jambi 16 11 11 Irian Jaya 14 15 15 S. Kalimantan 13 10 8 North Sumatra 13 17 21 S. Sulawesi 11 15 19 C.Kalimantan 11 11 8 E. Kalimantan 10 12 20 Yogyakarta 10 11 18 S. E. Sulawesi 8 4 7 N. Sulawesi 7 14 13 South Sumatra 7 5 6 Bali 6 10 15 W. Kalimantan 6 5 4 Riau 5 3 5 West Sumatra 4 9 18 Maluku 4 5 11 East Nusa Tenggara 3 2 1 C. Sulawesi 2 1 3 Bengkulu 1 4 8 East Timor 1 0 11 Aceh 1 0 7 West Nusa Tenggara 1 0 1