Indonesia dominates pencak silat world c'ships

Indonesia dominates pencak silat world c'ships

Indonesia on Saturday dominated the martial arts division of
the 2004 world pencak silat championships by collecting three
gold medals out of six contested at the Bedok Sports Hall in
Singapore.

The gold medals were presented by Hamdani and Mohammad Yusuf
Effendi in the men's pair; Ni Nyoman Sutriwati and Kadek
Wulandari in the women's pair; and Suryani, Pudji Dwi Riyanti and
Mila Lusiana Megawati in the women's team.

Meanwhile, defending champion Eko Wahyudi had to be satisfied
with a bronze after losing to Nguyen Viet Anh of Vietnam, and
host Mohammad Zahid bin Saaban, who won gold and silver
respectively.

Indonesia also failed to defend its men's team title after
Hendro Wardoyo, Agus Lamun and Eko Wahyudi collected less points
than the Vietnamese team. Malaysia won the bronze.

Meanwhile in the fighting division, there were only three
Indonesian athletes in the final matches. Vietnamese fighters
dominated that division.

Vietnam is the defending champion, holding the Hang Tuah Cup
it won in Malaysia in 2002. -- Antara