Games shooters do well in Kapolri Cup

JAKARTA (JP): National sharp shooters, being groomed for the 19th SEA Games here in October, performed their best yesterday in the seventh Kapolri Cup and 1997 Bhayangkara Cup shooting championship.

Inca Ferry from Pelangi Club finished first in the individual women's air rifle match after scoring 389. Yuniarti Ilyas from Bimantara club finished second with 385 points, followed by teammate Aurora Maris in third place with 383 points.

Coach Glenn Clifton Apfel said the three markswomen would be teamed up for the women's air rifle team event for the Games, to be staged from Oct. 11 to Oct. 19.

"Based on my score standard, the average point for the individual air rifle match is 388 and Inca has reached 389, one point higher than I expected," he said.

The SEA Games record of 390 was made by Thamyarat P of Thailand in the 1995 SEA Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Indonesia's highest score was 392 by Aurora in the 1995 Asian Shooting Championships in Jakarta.

In the women's air rifle team event Bimantara club, consisting of Yuniarti, Aurora and Alia Zaerina, took the gold with 1149 points.

The Cilodong club, consisting of Ayu Indradewi, Shilla Prasasti and Suparni, finished second with 1138 points while teammates Rosyati, Nunung Kristiana and Lidwina Esti finished third after scoring 1137.

The national average point for the event is 1154, five points higher than yesterday's results.

In the 1995 SEA Games, Thailand won the gold after producing 1189 points.

In the individual free pistol event, Singaporean Chia Hock San finished first with 532 points, followed by Idsyam Kaplale from Pop Polri in second place with 529 and Siswanto from Bimantara club with 526.

In the team free pistol event, Kartika team, consisting of Soleh, Sutadi and A. Mauludi, won first prize with 1547 points followed by Idsyam, I Made Bawa and Bahrul from Pop Polri with 1544 and the Singapore team, consisting of Chia Hock San, Tan Bian Chai and K. George, with 1521.

Glenn said the championship's first day's results were satisfying but he expected the shooters "to break records in the SEA Games".

The championship is used as the final selection for the Games final team.

All SEA Games shooters will compete at the Southeast Asia Shooting Association championship in Chinese Taipei next month. While double trap shooters will compete at the Asian Clay championship in Brunei Darussalam, also next month.

"Our main rivals will be Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. We aim to finish second after Thailand at the Games," Glenn said. (yan)