Indonesia wins wushu gold in Italy

JAKARTA: The Indonesian wushu team for the 2002 Asian Games must have gained a morale booster ahead of their departure to Busan, South Korea, after it competed in Italy and returned home with a gold.

The gold was contributed by Arif Harsoyo, who won the 50-55 kilograms division in the Traditional Kung Fu Cup 2002, which was held in Perugia between May 10 and May 12.

Harsoyo beat an Italian in the final, according to a press release distributed to the media at the Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) headquarters on Thursday. But it did not mention the Italian's name.

The Indonesian team, which was made up of three athletes, also won a silver and bronze, courtesy of Alexander Edward Marentek and Alfritz Maweru respectively. --JP