Wrestlers named for KL c'ship

JAKARTA (JP): Seven wrestlers have been invited to join the training center here in preparations for the second Southeast Asian Senior Freestyle Wrestling Championship to be held in Kuala Lumpur from Nov. 18 to Nov. 21.

Executive chairman of the Indonesian Wrestling Association Endro Soemardjo named Suriyanto (50kgs), Dedi Damhudi (54kgs), Budi Gunawan (63kgs), Adi Listiano (69kgs), Zulhaidir (58kgs), Didi Supriadi (76kgs) and Bambang Erawan (85kgs).

Endro told Antara after attending on Monday the installment ceremony of the state minister of youth affairs and sport that the wrestlers must attend the training center by Nov. 10. He said if the nominated wresters failed to take up the opportunity by the set date that he would replace them with the winners of the senior national wrestling championship which took place last month in Medan, North Sumatra.

"We have not set any target for the Southeast Asian championship. We hope they will do their best because there will be only five participating countries: Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia," he said. (ivy)