Tue, 11 Nov 1997

RI to send bowlers to World Cup

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Bowling Association is send Lily Suhaimi and Gatot Aryo Nugroho, the 19th SEA Games silver medalists, to the 33rd AMF Bowling World Cup in Cairo from Nov. 15 to Nov. 22.

Association chairman Oke F. Supit said yesterday that Asian athletes would be using the championship as preparation for next year's Asian Games.

He also said Jakarta would host the first leg of the Asian circuit in March 1998.

Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, South Korea and Thailand will also host legs of the annual event. (yan)