Eight athletes sent to junior W C'ship

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia will send a tiny team of three boys and five girls to the sixth World Track and Field Junior Championships in Sydney, Australia, from Aug. 20 to Aug. 25.

The Antara new agency reported that around 1,5000 athletes from 130 countries will enter the championships, the biggest sport event held in the country since the Melbourne Olympics in 1956.

The biennial event will be staged at the Sydney International Athletic Center, the venue which will host the track and field competition during the 2000 Olympic Games.

In the 1994 meet in Portugal, the United States finished first with a total of 59 medals while Germany trailed in the second place with 50 medals. (yan)