Shenny set for three int'l events before Olympics
Shenny set for three int'l events before Olympics
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian women's platform diver Shenny Ratna
Amelia is scheduled to compete in three international events and
the 15th National Games (PON) before having an overseas stint in
Beijing in July.
Shenny will compete in the Pacific School Games in Melbourne
at the end of April, the Diving Grand Prix series in Xian City,
China from May 28 to May 30 and in Hong Kong from June 2 to June
4. She will also compete in PON in Surabaya from June 19 to June
30.
Coach Harly Ramayani said those events would serve to warm her
up prior to the Olympic Games in Sydney in September.
"I insisted that she compete in the Grand Prix series because
many world-class divers will be attracted to the event. It's a
great chance for her to check out her competition and see how she
ranks in the world."
"She also needs to compete in PON to learn how to handle
pressure because she is not allowed to lose there."
Harly said she had planned to increase Shenny's point of
difficulty from 2.4 to between 2.8 and 3.2.
"Her performance in the Sixth Asian Swimming Championships in
Pusan, South Korea, last week was not entirely satisfying because
she had just recovered from a triceps injury. She only had three
days to prepare herself for the event."
Shenny, 15, was injured during a training session in early
March.
Shenny will be coached by Zhung Shaozhen in Beijing for six
weeks.
In Pusan, she finished fifth with a score of 423.99 points
after gold medalist Sun Na of China with 506.01, silver medalist
Chen Li of China with 487.77, bronze medalist Irina Vyguzova of
Kazakhstan with 468.90 and fourth place Mun Yee Leong of Malaysia
with 452.22.
Harly said the Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) had sent
a letter to the National Sports Council (KONI) requesting the
governing sports body include Muhammad Nasrullah in its
centralized training program as the diver had qualified to
compete in the Olympics.
Nasrullah scored 535.02 points to finish sixth in the men's
platform in the championships following He Wei of China (671.13),
Xu Xiang of China (665.76), Miyamoto Kiichiro of Japan (601.89),
Ken Nee Yeoh of Malaysia (551.52) and Yoo Chang-jun of South
Korea (535.02).
Another female diver, Eka Purnama Indah, also qualified for
the Olympics but the Federation decided not to send her as she
finished ninth in the championships.
Teammate Sukran Jamjani failed to reach the final round in the
event. (yan)
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian women's platform diver Shenny Ratna
Amelia is scheduled to compete in three international events and
the 15th National Games (PON) before having an overseas stint in
Beijing in July.
Shenny will compete in the Pacific School Games in Melbourne
at the end of April, the Diving Grand Prix series in Xian City,
China from May 28 to May 30 and in Hong Kong from June 2 to June
4. She will also compete in PON in Surabaya from June 19 to June
30.
Coach Harly Ramayani said those events would serve to warm her
up prior to the Olympic Games in Sydney in September.
"I insisted that she compete in the Grand Prix series because
many world-class divers will be attracted to the event. It's a
great chance for her to check out her competition and see how she
ranks in the world."
"She also needs to compete in PON to learn how to handle
pressure because she is not allowed to lose there."
Harly said she had planned to increase Shenny's point of
difficulty from 2.4 to between 2.8 and 3.2.
"Her performance in the Sixth Asian Swimming Championships in
Pusan, South Korea, last week was not entirely satisfying because
she had just recovered from a triceps injury. She only had three
days to prepare herself for the event."
Shenny, 15, was injured during a training session in early
March.
Shenny will be coached by Zhung Shaozhen in Beijing for six
weeks.
In Pusan, she finished fifth with a score of 423.99 points
after gold medalist Sun Na of China with 506.01, silver medalist
Chen Li of China with 487.77, bronze medalist Irina Vyguzova of
Kazakhstan with 468.90 and fourth place Mun Yee Leong of Malaysia
with 452.22.
Harly said the Indonesian Swimming Federation (PRSI) had sent
a letter to the National Sports Council (KONI) requesting the
governing sports body include Muhammad Nasrullah in its
centralized training program as the diver had qualified to
compete in the Olympics.
Nasrullah scored 535.02 points to finish sixth in the men's
platform in the championships following He Wei of China (671.13),
Xu Xiang of China (665.76), Miyamoto Kiichiro of Japan (601.89),
Ken Nee Yeoh of Malaysia (551.52) and Yoo Chang-jun of South
Korea (535.02).
Another female diver, Eka Purnama Indah, also qualified for
the Olympics but the Federation decided not to send her as she
finished ninth in the championships.
Teammate Sukran Jamjani failed to reach the final round in the
event. (yan)