Hockey players cancel tryout

Hockey players cancel tryout

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian hockey players, groomed for the Sept.
8 to Sept. 17 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur, have
had to cancel their plan to warm up in Malaysia next month, due
to a lack of finances.

Training project officer Ray Khumar Singh said on Tuesday that
the Indonesian Hockey Association (PHSI) had not received funds
from the National Sports Council (KONI) to send the 40 players
and a coach to the neighboring country.

"PHSI has spent its Rp 80 million (US$7,080) funds to pay the
athletes' allowance. KONI has yet to reimburse the funds, while
we desperately need them for the tryout," he was quoted as saying
by Antara.

Singh said PHSI had questioned KONI about the funds, but had
received a reply that there was a shortage.(yan)