Local judokas win Wismoyo Cup title
Local judokas win Wismoyo Cup title
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian men's and women's teams won the
Second Wismoyo Cup Judo International Championship that concluded
in Jambi on Sunday with six golds, seven silvers and 10 bronzes.
Defending champions, South Korea's men's team, finished second
with six golds and one silver, followed by India with four golds,
three silvers and two bronzes.
Ira Purnamasari of Indonesia and Young Ho-sheo of South Korea
were selected as the best female and male judokas at the
championships over the weekend.
National judokas, who are being groomed for the 19th SEA Games
here in October, used the championship as a tryout before the
biennial Games.
But, the national judokas, including the 1995 SEA Games gold
medalists Kresna Bayu and Maruli Simanjuntak, could not stop
South Korea's domination in the open division.
Ira beat Fanny Phie in the open class of the women's all-
Indonesian final.
Unfortunately, Ira's success was not followed by her teammates
as they failed to win in their classes.
Taty Rohaety lost to India's Mefa Sharma in the women's 52kgs
class while Shanti Selviana lost to India's Tyo Finder Kaur in
the women's 46kgs class.
In the men's division, Pieter Taslim lost to Indian Prashant
Parma in the 65kgs class while Maruli lost to South Korean Fung
Hak-lee in the 71kgs class. Tri Handoyo lost to Warender Singh of
India in the 60kgs class.
South Korean coach Park Han-cha said Indonesian judokas had
good technical skills but needed to work harder to improve their
physical condition.
"They found it difficult to beat our second string athletes,"
he told Antara.
The championship was played out between South Korea, Chinese
Taipei, India, Malaysia, Thailand and nine branches of the
Indonesian Judo Association.
Referees
Meanwhile, the Kompas daily reported that judo referees had
protested because the event's organizers had only paid for their
fares from Jakarta to Jambi.
The organizers only paid Rp 390,000 (US$150) per referee
although some came from other provinces. They are Yan Mantiri
(North Sulawesi), Ansar Aksan (Central Sulawesi), Mirhansyah and
Sudirman Basuki (East Kalimantan) and Sultan Wahid (South
Sulawesi).
"How could they do this to us? I came from Manado (North
Sulawesi) with a one-way ticket which I bought with money I
borrowed from a friend. How can I get home if the organizers pay
for a ticket to Jakarta only? The association's invitation said
the organizers would pay our fares," Yan Mantiri complained.
The association's secretary-general, Aji Kosmantri, said he
had had to delay his flight due to the problem.
"I never imagined it would end this way. The association will
give a Rp 100,000 honorarium to each referee. I hope the
association will also pay for their tickets later, but it
probably will not be immediately," he said.
Taiwan referee Lee Kao Jung said referees were given $50 for
each competition they refereed in his country. (yan)