SEA Games lifters to train in Bogor

SEA Games lifters to train in Bogor

JAKARTA (JP): Bogor, West Java, has been named as the training site for selected national weight lifters destined for the Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in December.

Starting today, 36 lifters will undergo rigorous training programs at the Gajah Sena gymnasium, in preparation for their participation in the region's sporting extravaganza.

Every three months their performances will be evaluated through a series of trials among themselves. Indonesia's nucleus lifters team will be selected on the basis of those evaluations. The team will be made up of 13 men and 11 women, Antara reported yesterday. (rsl)