Jakarta still trying to catch up with E. Java

Jakarta still trying to catch up with E. Java

By Ivy Susanti

SURABAYA (JP): Jakarta was trailing by a wide margin in the
15th National Games (PON) medal tally on Sunday, still trying to
catch up with host East Java at the 15th National Games (PON).

East Java is leading with 80 golds, 58 silvers and 53 bronzes
while Jakarta is in second place with 53 golds, 44 silvers and 57
bronzes. West Java is third with 42 golds, 46 silvers and 49
bronzes.

However, the Jakarta contingent has accused East Java of
discrimination in the distribution of results.

In its daily bulletin on Sunday, the Jakarta contingent said
that PON's information center unfairly focused on East Java
athletes and on sports that the province excels in.

Early on Sunday, East Nusa Tenggara-born veteran marathoner
Eduardus Nabunome contributed a gold for Jakarta in the men's
marathon final. He clocked two hours 25:14.21. Eduardus' junior,
Antonius Fallo of East Nusa Tenggara, finished second in
2:25:17.28 while Oseas Kamlase of East Kalimantan was third with
2:25:34.34.

In the women's event, Central Java marathoner Ruwiyati won the
gold, clocking 2:50:50.00. Her teammate Erni Ulatningsih
(2:55:54.00) came second. The bronze went to Very Subnafeu of
East Nusa Tenggara (3:02:09.00).

No records

There were no records broken in the pool, with swimmers who
attended the 2000 Olympic Games training program still dominating
the medal table.

Veteran swimmer Richard Sam Bera appeared undefeatable on
Sunday in his favorite 50m freestyle event. He clocked a winning
time of 23.48. Teammate Wisnu Wardhana took silver in 24.64 while
Jaka Pramono of West Java was third in 24.93.

Steven Chandra won gold for East Java in the 1,500m freestyle
event in 16:36.46. Albert C. Sutanto of Jakarta was second with
16:40.62 and James P. Sutandyo of East Java finished third with
16:41.42.

M. Akbar Nasution contributed another gold for Jakarta in the
men's 200m breaststroke, clocking 2:22:61. Audi Oktavian of
Central Java took the silver with 2:25.86 and his teammate Denny
Kurniawan won bronze with 2:28.27.

Elsa Manora Nasution of Jambi failed to shine in the women's
200m freestyle event. She finished third in 2:10:30. The gold
went to Meitri Widya Pangestika of Central Java, who clocked
2:07.89 followed by Siripiya Sutanto of Jakarta with 2:08.18.

Richard, Wisnu, Steven and Elsa are being groomed for the
Olympic Games.

Separately, Pasar Turi train station head Prayitno confirmed
that the father of Jakarta gymnast Jonathan M. Sianturi was found
dead in Randublatung, Blora, on Saturday night.

Prayitno said that the family had reported Oloan missing to
the police. On Saturday morning, an official at Blora station
informed him that a body, later identified as Oloan's, had been
found with severe injuries in Randublatung.

Oloan's body has undergone a postmortem examination and is
scheduled to be buried on Monday at 11 a.m at Kebon Sayur public
cemetery in Central Jakarta. Jonathan returned to Jakarta on
Saturday.

Medal tally (as of 9:30 p.m.)

Provinces G S B

East Java 82 61 54
Jakarta 56 44 57
West Java 42 47 51
Central Java 28 28 40
Lampung 18 18 22
Jambi 11 6 10
North Sumatra 7 6 11
South Kalimantan 7 4 6
South Sulawesi 6 11 11
Yogyakarta 6 9 15
North Sulawesi 6 6 10
East Kalimantan 6 5 11
Bali 5 4 5
Papua 5 3 7
South Sumatra 4 11 11
West Kalimantan 4 7 6
Southeast Sulawesi 4 1 3
Riau 3 8 6
Maluku 1 3 3
Central Kalimantan - 7 8
West Sumatra - 2 4
Bengkulu - 2 3
East Nusa Tenggara - 1 4
Aceh - - 7
Central Sulawesi - - 2
West Nusa Tenggara - - 1