Supriati leads RI's charges

JAKARTA (JP): Women's middle-distance runner Supriati Sutono will lead a six-strong Indonesian team to the Nike 60th Singapore Open Track and Field Championships on Sept. 5 and Sept. 6.

The Indonesian Amateur Athletics Association's head of the technical committee, Pieter Noya, said yesterday the event would serve as a last trial before naming athletes for the 13th Asian Games.

Triple Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Supriati is expected to improve her records in 1,500 and 5,000 meters.

Included on the roster are Supiati and Irene Yoseph who will run in the women's 100m and 200m respectively, men's sprinter Mahmud, women's triple jumper Nyoman Rai and Wisnu Nugroho who will compete in both the men's triple jump and long jump.

The country's best women's long-distance runner Ruwiyati will not be attending the tryout because the event does not feature marathon or 10,000m. Ruwiyati and Supriati have been widely tipped to represent Indonesia in December's Asian Games. (yan)