Young stars break records at track and field meet
Young stars break records at track and field meet
JAKARTA (JP): One of Indonesia's young track stars, Irine
Truitje Joseph from Maluku, could not hide her joy at breaking
the national record in the women's 200-meter dash during the
first day of the National Track and Field Invitational at Senayan
Madya Stadium on Friday.
The 18-year-old Irine clocked a record 23.92 seconds, besting
the old record of 24.24, which was set by Henny Maspaitella at
the 11th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 1981. Earlier on Friday,
Irine clocked 24.17 seconds in the preliminary rounds.
"I didn't expect to break the national record. I was sure that
I could run it in 23 or 24 seconds. In the morning, I recorded
24.17 seconds and Piet (Irine's coach Pieter Noya) encouraged me
to achieve a better time in the final," Irine said.
"In this meet, I'm testing my ability to run the 400-meters. I
hope I can break the record. Please pray for me. Based on my
performance today, I'm optimistic that I will represent Indonesia
at the 20th SEA Games," she cheerfully said.
The SEA Games will be held in Brunei Darussalam from Aug. 7 to
Aug. 15.
Irine, who first took up track under her former elementary
school teacher, Intje Toisutta, is Indonesia's brightest young
track star.
She was part of the victorious women's 4x100 and 4x400 relay
teams at the 1993 Arafura Youth Games.
At the 1995 Asian Schools championship in Thailand, she
finished second in both the 200m and 400m dash. In the 1996 Asian
Schools championship held in Jakarta, Irine broke the junior
national record in winning the 100m dash and finished second in
the 200m dash.
In the 1996 Philippine Junior Open, she bagged golds in her
two favorite disciplines, the 100m and 200m dash.
Today's competition also saw records set in the women's hammer
throw and the women's and men's pole vault.
In the women's hammer, Central Java's Kusmiati, 18, broke the
national record of 32.52m with a heave of 38.71m. The old record
was set by Yurita Ariani in Purwokerto, Central Java, in November
last year. Yurita finished second in today's event with a throw
of 33.85m.
In the women's pole vault, 17-year-old Alia Basalamah broke
her own record of 3.05m, with a vault of 3.15m. Her old mark was
set in Purwokerto in November last year.
Men's pole vaulter Nunung Jayadi from Jakarta also improved
his own national record from 4.90m to 4.95m. His old record was
set in Jakarta in June 1997.
Long distance runner Supriati Sutono took first in the women's
5,000m with a time of 16:49.00, one minute slower than her
winning time of 15:54.45 at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
The secretary-general of the Indonesian Amateur Athletic
Association, Barmawi Chaidir, said the association would conduct
doping tests on all athletes who set records during the
competition. (ivy)
JAKARTA (JP): One of Indonesia's young track stars, Irine
Truitje Joseph from Maluku, could not hide her joy at breaking
the national record in the women's 200-meter dash during the
first day of the National Track and Field Invitational at Senayan
Madya Stadium on Friday.
The 18-year-old Irine clocked a record 23.92 seconds, besting
the old record of 24.24, which was set by Henny Maspaitella at
the 11th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 1981. Earlier on Friday,
Irine clocked 24.17 seconds in the preliminary rounds.
"I didn't expect to break the national record. I was sure that
I could run it in 23 or 24 seconds. In the morning, I recorded
24.17 seconds and Piet (Irine's coach Pieter Noya) encouraged me
to achieve a better time in the final," Irine said.
"In this meet, I'm testing my ability to run the 400-meters. I
hope I can break the record. Please pray for me. Based on my
performance today, I'm optimistic that I will represent Indonesia
at the 20th SEA Games," she cheerfully said.
The SEA Games will be held in Brunei Darussalam from Aug. 7 to
Aug. 15.
Irine, who first took up track under her former elementary
school teacher, Intje Toisutta, is Indonesia's brightest young
track star.
She was part of the victorious women's 4x100 and 4x400 relay
teams at the 1993 Arafura Youth Games.
At the 1995 Asian Schools championship in Thailand, she
finished second in both the 200m and 400m dash. In the 1996 Asian
Schools championship held in Jakarta, Irine broke the junior
national record in winning the 100m dash and finished second in
the 200m dash.
In the 1996 Philippine Junior Open, she bagged golds in her
two favorite disciplines, the 100m and 200m dash.
Today's competition also saw records set in the women's hammer
throw and the women's and men's pole vault.
In the women's hammer, Central Java's Kusmiati, 18, broke the
national record of 32.52m with a heave of 38.71m. The old record
was set by Yurita Ariani in Purwokerto, Central Java, in November
last year. Yurita finished second in today's event with a throw
of 33.85m.
In the women's pole vault, 17-year-old Alia Basalamah broke
her own record of 3.05m, with a vault of 3.15m. Her old mark was
set in Purwokerto in November last year.
Men's pole vaulter Nunung Jayadi from Jakarta also improved
his own national record from 4.90m to 4.95m. His old record was
set in Jakarta in June 1997.
Long distance runner Supriati Sutono took first in the women's
5,000m with a time of 16:49.00, one minute slower than her
winning time of 15:54.45 at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
The secretary-general of the Indonesian Amateur Athletic
Association, Barmawi Chaidir, said the association would conduct
doping tests on all athletes who set records during the
competition. (ivy)