Five taekwondoins to compete in Taiwan

Five taekwondoins to compete in Taiwan

SEMARANG (JP): Five local taekwondoins will represent
Indonesia in the International Inter-University Taekwondo
Championship in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from March 29 to April 2.

Central Java taekwondo coach Singgih Indarto said the
taekwondoins were being prepared for the 15th National Games
(PON) in Surabaya, East Java, in June, along with the other five.
Indarto, however, refused to mention their names.

"We are very proud because the Indonesian Tae Kwon Do
Association (TI) has appointed five taekwondoins to compete in
this world event. This is the first time that the association has
entrusted fighters from Central Java to represent the country on
the world stage," he said.

He said he had no idea of the strength of the other countries'
taekwondoins.

"I'm sure that our taekwondoins will not give in easily to the
other countries' fighters. The association has chosen our
taekwondoins because they won the national inter-university
taekwondo championship in Bali last year and they can also
qualify for PON," he said.

He said that Japanese, South Korean and Chinese taekwondoins
were the among most toughest contenders in Asia and the
world.(har)