Mediocre archery results due to lack of competition
Mediocre archery results due to lack of competition
JAKARTA (JP): The newly appointed chairman of the Indonesia
Archery Association, Hayono Isman, blamed a lack of competition
as the main factor for the national athletes' bad results during
a two-day simulation for the 13th Asian Games that ended on
Wednesday.
"The simulation results indicated their lack of competitive
spirit. They were too tense during the simulation which resulted
in their bad scores," Hayono said on Wednesday after playing golf
at the Senayan golf course.
The association is grooming Nurfitriyana Saiman Lantang, Dwi
Purwanti, Lusia Elizabeth and Suhartini for the women's
competition and Hendra Setijawan, Wahyu Hidayat, Yulianto and
Latif Pramono for the men's team for the Dec. 6 to Dec. 20
quadrennial event in Bangkok.
They will compete from Dec. 12 to Dec. 17.
Nurfitriyana finished first in the Olympic round with 93
points followed by Dwi Purwanti (89 pts), Suhartini (84 pts) and
the unselected Yuliasih (81 pts).
Lusia had lost to Dwi in the elimination.
Yuli Hidayana, who surprisingly finished second in the FITA
round simulation on Tuesday, also lost in the elimination round,
to Yuliasih.
On the men's side, Hendra scored 109 points to finish first
followed by Latif Pramono (102 pts), Wahyu Hidayat (98 pts) and
Yulianto (91 pts).
Hayono said that it would not be fair if either the National
Sports Council or the association put the burden on the athletes'
shoulders.
"They have only had a limited time to prepare for the Asiad
and they only have had one tryout in Myanmar in late August," he
said. "We'll face world champions from South Korea and China at
the Asiad."
Hayono said he would review the contract of South Korean
coach, Lee Jae-hyung, after the Asiad.
"If the result is good, we may ask him to stay on for a few
more years. It depends on the athletes. If they say Lee is good
for them, I'll follow their demands," he said.
The athletes have said that Lee should coach them for three
years to get the best possible results.
Lee has been introducing a new technique to archers, which
some of them consider very difficult. But the South Korean has
blamed a lack of consistency when shooting as the main factor in
the bad results.
Hayono said that if Lee continues to coach the national team,
he would consider asking Lee to give coaching clinics to coaches
throughout the country.
He also said that he would stage three invitation
championships next year as preparation for the national
championships.
The association would also build a dormitory for athletes near
the Senayan archery range.
"I haven't spoken to the Gelora Senayan Management Board but
I'll be thankful if they allow us (to build). The association can
maintain the range and by having its own dormitory, we can groom
our athletes more intensively," he said.
The association aims to win a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics.
"We must win a bronze first in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and
the silver in the 2002 Asiad," Hayono said.
Hayono said he planned to invite a South Korean archery
equipment maker to team up with local entrepreneurs to jointly
produce low-priced equipment.
"Hopefully we can produce low-priced equipment, which meets
the International Archery Federation (FITA) standards, to be
distributed to provincial sports training centers," he said.
"So far, those centers only use equipment which meet the
association's standards," he added. (yan)