Home chutists triumphant

JAKARTA (JP): Triumphant Indonesian sky divers rule the sky in the Kopassus Open and International 1994 in Serang, West Java which ended last weekend.

Host chutists from Kopassus A, the Army's elite unit famous for their red-blood beret, dominate both the men's team and single accuracy contests.

As a team, the proud soldiers came first with a brilliant score of 0.56.

Sumeri, who was stuck in the third standing during the first six of the eight-round event, finally surfaced to the first place in the men's single event after cumulatively scoring five "dead center" which gave him a well-deserved score of 0.05.

The red beret sky diver pushed aside compatriot Theo Mandagi from Polsugar A (a mixed team of the National Police and Garuda Skydiving Club) - who previously occupied the first place - to the second with a point of 0.08. (hdj)