KONI chapters confused about decentralized training
KONI chapters confused about decentralized training
JAKARTA (JP): Despite uncertainties about budget and
responsibilities of the decentralized training centers for the
Kuala Lumpur 2001 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, provincial
chapters of the National Sports Council (KONI) claimed on Tuesday
they were up to the task.
Interviewed separately on the sidelines of KONI's three-day
national congress in Senayan, Central Jakarta, officials of three
provincial chapters said they had requested their provincial
councils to fund the training centers while being uncertain of
how to spend the budget.
"We are requesting some Rp 4 billion (US$423,000) from the
provincial council to finance the training programs of six sports
in Surabaya," East Java's secretary general Eddy Indraya told
reporters.
"East Java is proposing to hold the training for archery,
athletics, cycling, karate, table tennis, and wushu."
Similarly, Central Java's official responsible for athletes'
development, Sukahar, said the provincial chapter had proposed a
budget to finance the decentralized training program.
"Central Java is interested to hold the training for archery,
athletics, sepak takraw, swimming, taekwondo, and wushu," he
said.
"We need some Rp 1 billion to run the training from our
provincial budget. The provincial administration and council are
still working to find possible sources of money," he added.
However, both chapters were not sure how to spend the budget
as there are two different views on supporting the athletes and
expenses of the decentralized training.
The first view is for a province to finance only its own
athletes wherever they train without responsibility for athletes
from other provinces being trained in the province.
On the other hand, the second option is a province will
finance all athletes being trained in the province with no
responsibility for its athletes training in other provinces.
"West Java's chapter has proposed some Rp 2.5 billion to
finance seven sports -- athletics, cycling, fencing, judo,
rowing, taekwondo, and tennis -- which would also cover athletes
from other provinces," said deputy chairman for athletes'
development Rusli Luthan.
"The problem is whether other provinces are willing to finance
our athletes being trained there. There will be more discussions
on Wednesday on to resolve the two approaches," he added.
Three provinces also proposed to stage the decentralized
training centers: Bali for wind surfing; Jakarta for athletics,
basketball, billiard, golf, gymnastics, shooting, squash and
swimming; and Lampung for weightlifting.
Meanwhile, nine sports organizations decided to directly
control their own centralized training centers instead of
participating in decentralized ones because of their uniqueness
or for technical reasons. The sports are badminton, bowling,
boxing, equestrian, hockey, pencak silat, sailing, soccer and
volleyball.
The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina), for
example, stated earlier that it would have difficulty providing
coaches and sparring partners at decentralized training centers.
"We only have limited numbers of coaches to supervise all of
the boxers ... so, we decided to stage the training center in
Ragunan, South Jakarta," Pertina's deputy secretary general Didit
Soedijoto told reporters last month. (nvn)