Hasan to reform PASI if he is reelected
Hasan to reform PASI if he is reelected
JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the Indonesian Amateur Athletic
Association (PASI) Muhammad "Bob" Hasan said on Friday he would
reform the 49-year-old association should he be reelected for the
1999-2003 term.
Hasan said he would form some crucial commissions including
media, athlete and marketing commissions to help popularize the
sport among the youths.
"I am thinking of ways to boost athletes' performance in
international events other than the Southeast Asian
competitions," he said.
He said he would invite students to join the commissions and
add more women in the lineup.
"The athletes' commissions should include women as there are
many female athletes. We will also include students to help
manage this sport.
"I have observed that students are the main subject to develop
athletics all over the world. Students are expected to reach the
world level," he said after the opening of the national track and
field championships.
He said the marketing commission would be responsible for
raising funds for the association.
Hasan, a timber tycoon and a close associate of former
president Soeharto, is scheduled to deliver on Thursday his
accountability speech at the PASI congress at the Wisma
Kalimanis, South Jakarta. He has been chairing the association
since 1978.
Apart from his job as PASI chairman, Hasan is also the
president of the Asian Amateur Athletic Association, the vice
president representing Southeast Asia in the Olympic Committee of
Asia and a council member of the International Olympic Committee.
Records were not broken at the championships, but 31 athletes
qualified for the 15th National Games (PON) in Surabaya next
year.
Yanis Raubaba of Irian Jaya outclassed teammate John Murray in
the men's 100m sprint in 10.40 seconds. Murray finished third in
10.78, while Erwin Heru of East Java was second with 10.67.
"This is my best record. I only prepared for two months for
this championships. It's a blessing from God," Yanis said.
Murray is expected to qualify for the 2000 Olympic Games in
Sydney in the men's 200m sprint.
Despite taking the gold medal, national women's sprinter Irene
T. Joseph of Maluku made a late start and only finished with
12.03 in the 100m sprint.
"I am not aiming to improve my personal best time here. Maluku
only wants gold medals from me, and I have fulfilled my task,"
said Irene, 19, who has qualified for the 2000 Olympics.
National women's long-jumper Nyoman Rae Trisandiana of South
Sumatra finished first after jumping 6.01m, but it was not enough
for her to qualify for the 2000 Olympics which sets a limit of
6.50m. Rabaiya of South Sulawesi was second with 5.88m and Judith
Soselisa of East Java was third with 5.84m.
Supriati Sutono failed to perform in the women's 5,000m final
held on Friday, saying that she was recovering from a foot injury
sustained in August at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games in Brunei
Darussalam.
Erni Ulatningsih of Central Java won the event clocking
17:37.59, followed by teammate Tri Asih Handayani in 17:58.97 and
Hasna Hamli of Central Sulawesi in 18:58.83. (ivy)