SEA Games committee struggling with budget

SEA Games committee struggling with budget

JAKARTA (JP): The 19th SEA Games competition committee has
announced it only received Rp 200 million in funds from the Rp
4.5 billion budget.

Competition committee chairman, Hindarto, said Wednesday the
committee had already overspent Rp 150 million.

"At first the budget for holding events for the SEA Games was
set at Rp 5.35 billion but only 16 percent of the budget was
given during the committee's recent meeting," Hindarto said.

According to Hindarto, holding events requires a lot of funds
and there are always difficulties obtaining such money.

He said funds were urgently required for local and foreign
referees and technical advisors from Asian federations and
overseas.

"This does not include the cost of upgrading courses for
referees and making their uniforms," Hindarto said.

Hindarto said venues which are reportedly not yet completed
should be taken into consideration before technical advisers
inspect them.

"If technical advisers inspect the venues and they are not
completed, there is a possibility most events will have to be
delayed," Hindarto said.

Meanwhile, Saptodarsono of the Senayan sports complex (Gelora
Senayan) management has denied allegations of collusion at the
complex.

"It's not true that the Senayan sports complex management has
been involved in collusion, particularly involving renovation of
the venues for the SEA Games," Saptodarsono said Wednesday.

Saptodarsono was referring to allegations contained in a
report by A. Mone, a staff member of construction firm P.T.
Arhabangun Nusantara.

Mone said he suspected collusion when Gelora Senayan appointed
PT Hutama Karya (HK) and PT Pembangunan Perumahan (PP) to
renovate the venues at Senayan.

"The two companies later subcontracted small projects to other
companies under the flag of the two companies. HK appointed PT
Widya Gika Perkasa and PT Tri Patra while PP appointed PD Subur
Menteng," Mone said as quoted by Kompas.

Saptodarsono said the renovation of the venues was put up in a
tender determined by the State Secretariat.

In another development, the Indonesian Wrestling Association
has named 20 of 24 wrestlers as the main team for the Jakarta
Games.

The 20 wrestlers consist of 10 for freestyle and 10 for Roman
grego style. The freestyle wrestlers include Deddy Damhudi,
Ridwan Drama, Andri Fahruriadi, Novi Rizal, Sukahar, Irawan
Gultom, Dialex Sinaga, Dedy Supriyadi, Suryadi and Johonly
Saragih. Included in the Roman grego wrestling squad are Herman,
Wahono, Zulhaidir, Deky Zulkifli, Surya Saputra, Anser Sianturi,
Fatur Rahman, Ashari, Robert Kekry and Hery Susanto.

The wrestlers are currently training at the air force
headquarters in Cilangkap. (lnt)