Highland Gathering in Karawaci

Highland Gathering in Karawaci

JAKARTA (JP): This year's Highland Gathering, which last year was held at Senayan Stadium, will move to a spacious new venue at Lippo Karawaci, according to the Gathering's spokesman.

The new stadium would give more room for the hundreds of participants and several thousand spectators who are expected at the Gathering, scheduled on June 15, Robert Dover said in a statement.

"Everything is falling into place for what promises to be one of the most entertaining and exciting Highland Gatherings in many years," he said.

This perfect setting, very similar to the typical Highland Gathering held in Scotland each year, will provide an opportunity for the public to see the events, he said.

Major events at the Gathering will include, among other things, parachute jumping, a pipe-band competition and Scottish country dance competitions involving teams from Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

Other attractions will be a 10-km race, a volleyball competition, the ever-popular tug-of-war, and all the usual track and field events, including the five-a-side soccer competition and mini rugby.

"The wood choppers from Australia will again be performing their feats of skill and of course the heavy performers from Scotland," Dover said. (hhr)