Foreign athletes at Indonesia Open
Foreign athletes at Indonesia Open
JAKARTA (JP): Fifteen athletes from three foreign countries
will take part in the Indonesia Athletics Open here from Aug. 21
to Aug. 24.
The fifteen athletes from Singapore, Brunei Darussalam and
Myanmar will compete against 400 local athletes in 15 events at
the championships.
Among the 15 events are the men's and women's 100-meter
sprints, long jump, javelin throw, 100-meter hurdle and 10,000-
meter walk.
The organizer yesterday confirmed Singapore will field
Hiranisha in 100-meter dash women, Jairajkumar in 20,000-meter
race walk men, Norfazilah in 100 and 200 meters dash women and
Tan Shie Lie in 100 and 200 meters dash women.
On the Brunei Darusalam contingent there are Khairul in 1,500
meters run men's event, Rozaria Rose Quinto in 10,000 meters
race walk women's event and Tea Ai Seng who will compete in
discuss throw event.
The organizer so far has yet to receive a list of player names
from Myanmar.
The championship will start on 4.30 p.m tomorrow.
"The Indonesian Athletics Federation (PASI) will make the
championships part of the selection process for athletes trying
out for the SEA Games," organizer Sumartoyo said yesterday.
He said the federation would field 79 SEA Games athletes at
the championships.
"Sixteen national athletes will miss the Indonesian Open
because they are now in Houston, Texas," he said.
Sumartoyo further said Indonesia's leading woman runner
Ruwiyati could take part in the 10,000 meters when she recovers
from osteoporosis.
Ruwiyati, who was earlier banned from running in the marathon
by the federation, is said to be fit to run at the Indonesian
Open.
SEA Games track and field training director Tigor M. Tanjung
said that runners would be selected fairly, based on their
performance at tryouts at home and abroad.
He said every athlete had the chance to win at the
championships and be part of the SEA Games team.
"The final selection will be made after the Malaysian Open
which is on Sept. 8," he said.
Indonesia's SEA Games athletes, who have been at the
centralized training center since January last year, are under
the supervision of coaches Niki Patisena and Heri Setiono.
The federation also sent some athletes to Australia in
February this year for a one-month training program.
The athletes on the Australian training program were
Nunuk Apriati, Johny Thenu, Ester Sumah, Suprianti, Rumini
Sudragni, M. Rusli and Wisnu Nugroho.
Relying on its leading athletes, the federation wants to win
at least eight golds at the coming SEA Games. (03)