Indonesian wrestlers pin down golds
Indonesian wrestlers pin down golds
By Christiani S.A. Tumelap
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's wrestlers have a slight edge over
Vietnam as action on the mat concludes today.
Host wrestlers stayed atop the medal table after the third day
of freestyle wrestling yesterday, adding three golds, one silver
and one bronze for a total of seven golds, six silvers and two
bronzes.
Breathing down Indonesia's neck is Vietnam with seven golds,
three silvers and four bronzes, followed by the Philippines with
one gold, four silvers and eight bronzes.
An Indonesian coach, Lowedyk, said he was satisfied with the
team's overall performance yesterday.
"We were expecting to get golds. We projected three golds and
we got them," he said.
"For Saturday, we are targeting between three and four golds.
But, we'll have to be very careful because our strongest rival,
Vietnam, will also do their best to seize the golds."
Three of the five Indonesian wrestlers competing yesterday --
Suryadi Gunawan, Andri Fahruriadi and Dialex Sinaga -- won the
golds in the 54 kg, 63 kg and 97 kg divisions.
Two other Indonesians, Dedi Damhudi and Sukahar, got silver
and bronze in 48 kg and 76 kg.
Dedi was considered to have a good chance of defeating
Vietnam's Tran Van Son. He lost by seven points, although he
missed several opportunities to gain extra points.
Lowedyk said Dedi's had been unable to stay with Tran during
the five-minute bout due to poor stamina.
In the popular 54 kg division, Supriyadi defeated Vietnam's
Doi Dang Hy after throwing his opponent approximately halfway
through the bout.
Meanwhile, Andri collected his gold in a grueling fight
against Vietnam's Nguyen Hu Dinh.
Andri was given two parterre sanctions for excessive passivity
during the bout.
He handled the difficult situation by producing impressive
rollovers from the kneeling position to turn the tables on the
Vietnamese. Andri won 4-1.
Compatriot Sinaga was involved in a highly aggressive bout
against Philippine Alex Valdez in the last matchup of the night.
Sinaga, who was warned by the referee for throwing his
opponent to the side, collected his points gradually to produce
four one-point and one three-point. Valdez produced a single one-
point in the 1-8 loss.