Myanmar bests RI in canoeing

Myanmar bests RI in canoeing

JAKARTA: The Myanmar canoeing team bested its Indonesian
counterpart at the Association of Southeast Asian Countries
(ASEAN) Canoeing Championships, which were held from last Monday
until Thursday in Malaysia, by taking 12 gold medals, 11 silvers
and seven bronzes from 24 events.

"The Indonesian canoeists only managed to secure 12 gold
medals and nine silvers to finish in the second place," secretary
general of the Indonesian Rowing Association (PODSI), Budiman
Setiawan told Antara on Saturday.

Indonesian women's canoeist Sarce Arrongear of Irian Jaya was
named the best athlete of the annual event. Next year's event
will be held in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

In a separate development, Vietnam has agreed to have canoeing
included in the Hanoi 2003 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. The Kuala
Lumpur 2001 SEA Games did not include the sport. -- JP