Sports bodies gear up training program

Sports bodies gear up training program

JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Cycling Federation (ISSI) will
send its key cyclists for the national training centers in
preparation for the 20th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Brunei
Darussalam in August.

ISSI deputy secretary general Sofyan Ruziat said on Thursday
that the federation had listed 10 cyclists for the road race and
12 (four women and eight men) in the cross country.

He said that the coaches would evaluate their cyclists'
performances during training to decide 17 cyclists for Brunei. He
said that the cross country cyclists would undergo a tryout in
Australia next June.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi)
eliminated four players from the 19 who were to join the national
training program.

Perbasi's physical coach Oktavianus Matakupan identified the
four players as Narko, Rommy T.P., Bisih and Eko. He said that
the players were dismissed for the training following their poor
performances in the recent simulation.

He said that the players would take part in a tryout in
Beijing early June and would compete against the Kobatama
professional basketball team in Bandung, West Java. (ivy)