Jonathan wins gold, three silvers

Jonathan wins gold, three silvers

JAKARTA (JP): The nation's top gymnast Jonathan Sianturi won a
gold and three silver medals in the Egypt Cup in Alexandria last
week, but failed to get the morale boost he wanted prior to the
13th Asian Games in December.

The 27-year-old gymnast, Indonesia's lone hope in the upcoming
Asiad, finished first in the all-round discipline and picked up
the second-best laurels in the rings, floor exercise and pommel
horse at the international competition that concluded on
Thursday.

Only 11 gymnasts from five countries took part in the event,
according to Jonathan. The organizers had invited 45 countries to
participate.

"The championships were not as I expected. Many Asian gymnasts
did not come, maybe because of the economic crisis. My rivals
from Arabian countries were good but they won't be as tough as my
opponents at the Asiad," he said on Sunday. (yan)