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Indonesia expects 2 golds from tae kwon do
28/11/2006 17:47

Indonesia has targeted at least two gold medals from the tae kwon do competition at the 15th Asian Games, which start this week in Doha.

Of the six fighters currently training in South Korea for the Games, welterweight Basuki Nugroho in the men's division and flyweight Juana Wangsa Putri in the women's have been tipped as favorites to win gold for Indonesia, given their experience and consistency, English daily The Jakarta Post reported Tuesday.

Indonesian Tae Kwon Do Association (TI) said the association was confident Basuki and Juana could win, given their gold-winning performances at last year's Southeast Asian Games.

"Basuki is our most consistent athlete, winning gold medals at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Mecca in April 2005 and at the 2005 SEA Games in the Philippines, and bringing home a bronze from the Korea Open last August," Indonesian Tae Kwon Do Association secretary-general Tubagus Ade Lukman was quoted as saying.

"Similarly, Juana, who is a former world champion, is a very experienced fighter and she also won gold at the 2005 SEA Games," Ade said.

A special physical trainer is helping Juana improve her physical condition and stamina, as the 29-year-old fighter prepares for a gold-medal run at her last Asiad.

The tae kwon do competition in Doha will run from Dec. 7-12.



Xinhua News