East Java and Jakarta rule national archery championships

East Java and Jakarta rule national archery championships

JAKARTA (JP): The 1988 Olympic silver medalist Nurfitriyana
Saiman led the Jakarta women's team to the President Cup at the
national archery championships in Metro, Lampung yesterday.

Nurfitriyana, teamed up with her national training camp
colleagues Purnama Pandiangan and Jacqueline, proved their
billing as the country's best women's archers; they routed the
East Kalimantan squad composed of national leading archer
Hamdiah, Dahliana and Corita Herman 210-2 in the 70-meter Olympic
event (NOR) final staged at Samber Metro field to take the
coveted trophy.

East Java, with Nurfitiyana's co-Olympic medalist Lilies
Handayani, managed only the bronze after beating Jambi 204-180.

In the men's event, East Java shared the glory with Jakarta's
triumphant squad after the solid trio of Hariyono, Hendra
Setiawan and Gatot Aryanto, the National Games gold medalists,
survived a thriller with a 222-203 win over host team made up of
Sumardi, Muamar Nawi and Yulianto.

It was East Java's fourth straight success in the annual
championships. "We are proud to bring home a record fifth
trophy," team manager Yahya Buari was quoted by Antara news
agency as saying.

The victory put East Java, fielding 12 male and six female
athletes, atop the medal tally with four golds, three silvers and
three bronzes. They came in ahead of Jakarta, which racked up
three golds, a silver and a bronze. West Java trailed in the
third place with a gold, three silvers and a bronze.

The week-long championships, which will end on Sunday, serve
as a training ground for national archers who will represent
Indonesia in Hiroshima's Asian Games in October.

Today's programs will feature traditional events, with a total
of 10 golds up for grabs. Over 280 archers from 18 provinces are
joining the championships.

While the competitions proceed, the national archery
federation (Perpani) is holding its plenary meetings to elect its
board members for the 1994-1998 term. Three figures Didi Sukardi,
Udi Harsono and Martubi Makki are the strong candidates to
replace outgoing Haposan Panggabean. (amd)

Medal tally:

G S B
E. Java 4 3 1
Jakarta 3 1 1
W. Java 1 3 1
E. Kalimantan 1 1 3
Jambi 1 2 0
N. Sumatra 1 1 0
S. Sulawesi 1 0 3
Lampung 0 1 1