RI eying SEAG volleyball win

RI eying SEAG volleyball win

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's men's volleyball team is gunning to
complete a golden hat trick at the 18th Southeast Asian Games in
Chiang Mai, Thailand, despite the absence of seasoned spiker Imam
Agus Faizal.

"Without him (Imam), we will have a weakened team, but it will
not hinder our title defense attempt," national team captain
Loudry Maspaetella said yesterday.

Imam, or Fafa as his friends call him, skipped the centralized
training program due to his job commitment with the state-owned
bank BNI 46. Coach Wienarto said that a National Sports Council
official, who has a top post at the bank, asked for time off on
Fafa's behalf but the bank has yet to reply.

"It's too late now for Fafa to join the team," Wienarto said.
His squad will tour Java, starting next Friday, for a series of
try-out matches. (amd)