Int'l diving meet in Bandas

Int'l diving meet in Bandas

JAKARTA (JP): The Banda Islands in Maluku will host an international scuba diving championship from Nov. 15 until Nov. 18. The championship will feature two events: fin swimming and an under-water photography shoot-out.

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hayono Isman is scheduled to open the championship. About 100 divers and under-water photographers from the Netherlands, Australia, England and the United States will take part in the meet, chairman of the organizing committee Chris Rahanra said in the Maluku capital Ambon.

The championship, which offers total prize money of US$28,000, will be the second meet held in the Banda Islands. The first was in 1993. (arf)