Sport shooters from Armed Forces

Sport shooters from Armed Forces

JAKARTA (JP): The Armed Forces and the Indonesian Target
Shooting Association will start a four-year training program for
300 military and police officers today. The program aims to help
Indonesia improve in the sport of shooting.

The association's spokesman, Joko Purnomo, said yesterday that
the participating officers, aged early 20s, had all passed a
sophisticated selection process which included an intelligence
test.

"We have learned from our failures at the Southeast Asian
Games last year that other teams smartly employed their military
to win medals," Joko said.

Joko said the association hopes to see some of the recruits
form the backbone of the Indonesian shooting team for the 19th
Southeast Asian Games held here next year. (amd)