RI chosen to host world karate games

RI chosen to host world karate games

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia was chosen to host the seventh world
Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIP) championship
in April 2000, an official said on Friday.

E. Tando, chairman of the Indonesian Karate-Do (Inkado) said
that the choice of Indonesia to host the SKIP championship
followed the SKIP congress in Milan, Italy in 1997.

"We struggled to become the host and the members of SKIP
agreed with acclamation that Indonesia host the 7th SKIP
championship next year," Tando said. He headed the Indonesian
SKIP delegation at the congress.

In the sixth world SKIP championship in 1997, Indonesia
collected two silver medals from the women's team kumite and
men's individual kata. Indonesia has taken part in the world SKIP
championship since the first championship was held in Tokyo in
1983.

Tando said that 102 countries had registered to compete in the
7th world SKIP championship and from that amount, 70 countries
confirmed their participation. (lnt)