Perbakin fights for double trap in SEAG
Perbakin fights for double trap in SEAG
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian Shooting and Hunting Association
(Perbakin) secretary-general Antony Sunarya said on Tuesday that
the body would try to persuade host Malaysia to feature the
double trap event in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala
Lumpur in September.
Antony said that Malaysia has ensured the exclusion of the
double trap event from shooting in the Games although the event
was staged at the previous Games in Brunei Darussalam in 1999.
Indonesia will fight for the chance to have the double trap
event staged at the Games during the Asian Clay Shooting
Federation meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 18.
Antony claimed that the desire to have the double trap event
staged at the Games was not merely for Indonesia's benefit but
also for that of other participating countries including
Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand.
"We have to admit that the women's double trap has been a
reliable event for Indonesia because in the 1997 Jakarta SEA
Games, our athletes earned 11 golds from the event," he said as
quoted by Antara.
In 1999, Sarmunah contributed a gold in the women's individual
double trap.
Perbakin has been grooming its 16 shooters in several training
centers in Java, Bali and Riau in preparation for the 15 events
at the Games.
The 16 shooters have received ammunition from Perbakin to
support their training. However, the body will stage a selection
process to recruit the best shooters to join the centralized
training program in Jakarta starting in June.
"We won't send athletes with only slim chances of getting
medals at the Games because the biennial event is no longer a
trial event. They must show good results in Kuala Lumpur. If
necessary, we'll send athletes to compete in four events but they
must be capable of bringing home medals," he said.
Antony stated that he would be unable to ensure the
achievement of the medals target in the Games if the organizers
failed to approve the double trap event.
"We have to fight to get the double trap featured in the Games
to enable us to set our medals target," he said. (yan)