Skaters to roam

Skaters to roam
Monas Square

JAKARTA (JP): The Monas Square area in Central Jakarta will be
invaded by hundreds of roller skaters from 20 of Indonesia's 27
provinces on July 8 during the seventh national roller skating
tournament.

The event, which is held once every two years, will also serve
as the early selection process by the Indonesian Roller Skating
Federation (Perserosi) for the sixth Asian roller skating
championship to be held in Japan next year.

A Perserosi spokesman said here yesterday that the three-day
tourney will feature several contests including the 2.1 kilometer
and 42 km marathon, as well as the 200 meter sprint.

The prize at stake for this contest of grace and balance will
be Mrs. Tien Soeharto's Cup. (hdj)