Ryan wins gold in Asian bowling

Ryan wins gold in Asian bowling

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's Ryan Lalisang captured the boys'
singles gold medal in the Asian Student Bowling Championships in
Singapore yesterday.

Aswin Limansantoso, deputy secretary general of the Indonesian
Bowling Association said yesterday that Ryan, making his
international debut, scored 1179 points to beat Sing Ling of
Singapore who scored 1168 points. James Kelly of New Zealand took
the bronze with 1163 points.

Ryan's compatriot Martien Budiman finish fifth with 1119
points.

In the girls' singles, Indonesia's Putty Armien had to be
content with fourth place after scoring 1089 points. Ke Yam We of
China won the gold.

The championships, the first of their kind, will also feature
doubles and team events for both sexes.

Junior bowlers from Singapore, Indonesia, China, Chinese
Taipei, South Korea, the Philippines, Saipan, Malaysia and New
Zealand are taking part in the competition which will end on
Friday. (lnt)