Two bodies oppose regional games

Two bodies oppose regional games

JAKARTA (JP): Two national sports organizations voiced their opposition yesterday to a plan to treat the Nusa Tenggara regional games as one of the qualifying rounds for the 1996 National Games (PON).

Representatives of the Indonesian Taekwondo Association said that the standards of taekwondo competition at the regional games might be lower than other PON qualifying events. West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, Bali and East Timor are the only provinces to have joined the regional games.

Representatives from the Indonesian Tennis Association rejected the newly-introduced PON qualification system because it is contrary to the current system, which selects players based on an existing national ranking system.

Despite the objections, Arie Sudewo, KONI's deputy chairman, said that the show must go on sometime in March next year. (arf)