Mon, 20 Oct 1997

Stunned spikers eat to the beat

JAKARTA (JP): Not all athletes go back to the drawing board or slump into a depression after suffering defeat.

The Thai men's volleyball team, which lost to Indonesia Saturday night, was spotted a couple of hours later at a well- known Jakarta restaurant hangout. They were joined by the Thai women's team, which had won the gold.

In no time at all, some were dancing the night away. "We just want to hang out," R. Kiattapong said at the cafe's entrance.

In another corner of the cafe, Indonesian body builder, I Gusti Agung Rai Kusumayudha, better known as Ade Rai, was also keeping in time to the music as he celebrated his own golden Games. (ste)