Six karatekas to AMA Int'l

Six karatekas to AMA Int'l

JAKARTA (JP): Lemkari karate school sends six karatekas to the
third AMA International Open Championships in Nottingham,
England, in preparation for the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian
(SEA) Games in September.

The championships will take place on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18. The
Indonesian contingent will leave on Tuesday.

"Lemkari will send three fighters in both the men's and
women's divisions. We expect them to continue the gold medal
winning tradition," chief de mission Hamami Nata told reporters
on Monday.

"We took part in four international tournaments last year and
managed to grab gold medals in each."

Lemkari will field senior athletes in the men's division: Umar
Syarif in the 80-kilogram class; and Arif Taufan and Isfan
Tanjung in the 60kg division. They are also members of the
national SEA Games karate squad.

In the women's division, Lemkari will send its junior
karatekas: Telly Melinda in the under-20 age group, Meisya in the
under-17 age group and Fatimah Azzahra in the under-12 age group.
(nvn)