Susi, Yayuk and Ade Rai nominated for award

Susi, Yayuk and Ade Rai nominated for award

JAKARTA (JP): Three Indonesian athletes have been nominated
for the Gillette World Champions Indonesia award: Susi Susanti
(badminton), Yayuk Basuki (tennis) and Ade Rai (bodybuilding).

The nominees were selected by the Indonesian Sportswriters
Association (SIWO) from a shortlist of 12 athletes.

"After a number of debates among the association members, we
finally reached a decision on who to name as the three nominees,"
said Atal Depari, head of SIWO's Jakarta chapter.

The athlete who wins the Gillette award will receive a cash
prize, although company representatives declined to disclose the
amount.

Susi Susanti won gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. She was
Indonesia's first woman shuttler to win the All England badminton
championship, apart from holding a number of other titles in the
course of her career. Susi's husband, Alan Budikusma, is also a
gold medalist from the Barcelona games.

Yayuk is ranked as Indonesia's number one women's tennis
player. She has competed in a number of international tournaments
and is currently ranked 24th internationally. She is married to
her coach Suhariyadi.

Ade is a top bodybuilder who in 1995 won the Southeast Asia
bodybuilding championship in Singapore. He received the Best of
the Best Muscle Mania award at Redondo Beach, California, in
1996. Ade is presently coaching young athletes in bodybuilding.

Appreciation

Renny A. Paryanto, business manager of PT Gillette Indonesia,
said that the purpose of the Gillette World Champions Indonesia
program was to express the company's appreciation towards
athletes.

"Gillette World Champions Indonesia is a program to nominate
the best Indonesian athlete. It will be decided by the people
through a poll conducted from March to the end of May. This is
the first such contest ever held in Indonesia," Renny said.

The Gillette World Champions Indonesia award is being offered
in addition to the Gillette World Champions contest, which is
being contested by athletes from Brazil, Panama, Turkey, the
Philippines, Canada and Indonesia.

In promoting the World Champions Indonesia award, organizers
are working with national television station RCTI, which is
Gillette's media partner in Indonesia.

"For the past eight years RCTI has been devoted to the
development of world sports in Indonesia through various national
and international events. Gillette and RCTI have a joint
commitment to holding the Gillette World Champions program in
Indonesia," Renny said.

"People are asked to cast their vote for one of the three
nominees via a closed envelope, stating their name, address and
ID number and attaching a piece of a Gillette product," Renny
said. "The letters should be mailed to P.O. Box 2323/JKS Jakarta
12023 not later than May 31, 1997."

Members of the public who participate in the program by
casting votes will be eligible for prizes. The first prize is a
return trip to Europe for two, while the second, third and fourth
prizes are return trips for two to Australia, Bangkok and
Singapore, respectively. Fifty participants will be awarded the
fifth prize of Rp 500,000 in cash. (lnt)