Timy, Devota invited to Bali tournament

Timy, Devota invited to Bali tournament

JAKARTA: Local teams Ni Putu Timy Yudhani and Devota Rahawarin
and Iim Mukadimah and Ike Prasetyowati have secured places in the
main draw of next week's 2005 women's Bali Open, part of the
Swatch-FIVB World Beach Vollleyball Tour.

Head of the tournament organizing committee Kabul Riswanto
said they would compete against 30 other teams.

Other participants include Americans Kerry Wals/May Treanor,
Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede of Brazil, who won the 1996 tournament
when it was held in Jakarta, and Koizumi/Tanaka of Japan.

Brazil will send five teams, with three qualifying for the
main draw and two other competing from qualifications.

The U.S. has three teams in the main draw.

"We have received the names to play in Bali. Twenty-four teams
are already in the main draw and eight more teams will be taken
from the qualifying rounds involving 24 teams," Kabul said on
Friday.

The Bali Open, part of the 2005 Swatch-FIVB World Tour, will
be held at Inna Grand Bali Beach Sanur starting from Sept. 14-
Sept 18. -- JP

Izumi makes up for Olympic loss

CAIRO: Hiroshi Izumi of Japan made up for his Olympic
disappointment by claiming the world under-90kg title with a
victory over Ilias Iliadis of Greece on Friday.

France's Lucie Decosse also turned the tables on an Olympic
champion on the second day of the world championships, beating
Ayumi Tanimoto of Japan to win the women's under-63kg division .

It was a great day for the Netherlands as Edith Bosch won the
women's under-70kg category and Guillaume Elmont triumphed in the
men's under-81kg.

Izumi reached the final in Athens last August but was defeated
by Georgia's Zurab Zviadauri with a stunning counter throw.

Iliadis, a Georgian who defected to Greece three years ago, is
Zviadauri's cousin and became the Olympic under-81kg champion in
his adopted country last year.

Bosch claimed her first world title with a hard fought victory
over France's surprise finalist Gevriese Emane. -- Reuters