KONI appoints SEA Games project manager
KONI appoints SEA Games project manager
JAKARTA (JP): Chairman of the National Sports Council (KONI)
Wismoyo Arismunandar has appointed his official in charge of
organizational affairs Putera Astaman as the 2001 Southeast Asian
(SEA) Games project manager, KONI deputy chairman Arie Sudewo
confirmed on Friday.
Putera will be assisted by KONI's deputy official in charge of
athletes development Sri Sudono Sumarto.
Wismoyo also picked up a figure outside his office, Kusnan
Ismukanto as the SEA Games training director. Another deputy
official in charge of athletes development IGK Manila and KONI's
chief of training supervision center Imron Z. Syariffudian are
appointed as Kusnan's deputies.
Arie said that Kusnan's appointment had been earlier discussed
with the 30 sports organizations which will take part in the
biennial event.
"Pak Kusnan meet some criteria that we set for the training
director. He has quite a broad outlook and good leadership based
on his past experiences," he said.
Kusnan is no stranger to the Indonesian sports community. He
was in the sports agency at the Jakarta authority from 1983 to
1990. In 1987, he was appointed the secretary for the Indonesian
contingent in the SEA Games which was held here.
He was also elected the chairman of the Jakarta sports council
in two working term from 1990 to 1998 when Governor Sutiyoso took
over his post.
He is now the Secretary General of the Indonesian Golf
Association (PGI) until next year and the deputy chairman of the
Indonesian Archery Association (Perpani) until 2002.
Kusnan vows to work hard to make the training program
successful despite the financial shortage that hit the
contingent.
"As a training director, I'm not taking part in collecting the
money. I'm only in charge for the technical affairs," he told The
Jakarta Post in a phone interview.
He said he was pleased with the his appointment and dubbed for
a heavy responsibility that awaited him ahead.
"It's a honor for me to be appointed as the SEA Games training
director. It's a shared responsibility with other KONI's
official. The challenge is whether I can bring the teams to make
their best achievement in Kuala Lumpur.
"I don't want to talk much on our target because I have not
worked on it yet. I will work hard and I have received support
from other KONI's officials. I believe that Indonesian team does
not want to fail in the Games," he said.
He also assured that he would not interfere in the selection
for the golf and archery teams despite having a position in both
organization.
"There is a transparent guideline in the athletes selection.
Moreover, the PGI has strict rule and its officials are quite
astute. But I know that we lack of young and good archers
nowadays," he said. (ivy)