Water polo team get marching orders

Water polo team get marching orders

MANILA: There will be no opening ceremony march for the
national water polo team, which narrowly lost the bronze medal in
its final game on Friday.

Kusnan Ismukanto, Indonesia's delegation chief in charge of
activities in Metro Manila, originally said the team would march
along with the rest of the team at Rizal Memorial Stadium.

A few hours later on Saturday, chef de mission Djoko Pramono
changed the plan. "No, they won't (participate). I will send them
home tomorrow," he said curtly.

Djoko was among members of the national contingent who
witnessed the water polo team let slip a 5-0 lead over Thailand,
with the latter scoring for a tie in the dying seconds. A win
would have given the Indonesians the bronze, which went instead
to Malaysia. -- JP