Persani to select SEA Games gymnasts

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Gymnastics Association (Persani) will stage a three-day selection to pick members of the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games team.

The Persani deputy secretary-general, Frederick Huma, was quoted by Antara as saying on Tuesday that the core team would comprise 15 athletes.

The first day selection on June 23 is for individual rhythmic gymnastics followed by men's and women's artistic gymnastics on June 28 and rhythmic gymnastics again on June 29.

Persani is targeting five of 20 golds at stake in the Sept. 8 to Sept. 17 Games. The body is sending two gymnasts on overseas stints.

Yulianti has been training in Moscow over the past month while Oh Zhe Ching will train in Romania early next month. (yan)