RI wins gold in Arafura Games

RI wins gold in Arafura Games

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia earned one gold, four silver and two
bronze from track and field on the third day of the 1999 Arafura
Games in Darwin, Australia.

Antara quoted Indonesia contingent chief Jootje Gosal as
saying that John Murray and his teammates won first place in the
4 x 400 meters men relay by clocking 42.37 seconds. John also
bagged two silvers in 100m and 200m.

Orpa Ayri and Santi Nelwan contributed two silvers from the
400m and 100m women hurdles respectively. Worsi Wori got the
bronze in the women's 200m dash, while Santi and compatriots
earned another bronze from the women's 4 x 400m relay.

Jootje said two boxers, Syarief Hidayat and Aswin Cabui, who
fought in the light heavyweight (81 kilograms) and light
middleweight (71kg) classes, had chances to bring back home two
golds as they reached the finals.

Damianus Jordan (48kg), Anthonius Johny (54kg), Willem
Papilaya (63.5kg) and Bara Gommies (67kg) will compete in the
semifinals on Thursday. (ivy)