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Indonesia bags three bronze in maiden `poomsae' event
Indonesian tae kwon do athletes have collected three more bronze medals in the poomsae (art form) finals at the Booyong Gymnasium of the National University in Vientiane on Wednesday
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ndonesian tae kwon do athletes have collected three more bronze medals in the poomsae (art form) finals at the Booyong Gymnasium of the National University in Vientiane on Wednesday.
The three bronze medals brings the Indonesian total to six in the poomsae category.
"We are pleased with our inaugural performance in poomsae," team coach Ina Febriana Sari said after the third bronze of the day was collected by the women's team.
The poomsae team, consisting of Domas Ayu Kirana Santoso, Laras Fitriana Noviaty Sumarna and Lessitra Draningrati, finished in third-place, tied with Vietnam and trailing silver medalists Thailand and gold medalists the Philippines.
"With only two months of preparation prior to this inaugural tae kwon do event at the SEA Games, Domas, Laras and Lessitra have given their best perfomance today," said Ina.
The three were included in the team after winning the National Tae kwon do Championships in October.
Lessitra took the team's first bronze on Wednesday in the women's individual poomsae event, finishing behind silver medalist Kidavone Philavong of Laos, and gold medalist Ya Min K-Khine of Myanmar, Myanmar's second gold in the arena.
Daniel Danny Harsono contributed another bronze in the male individual team, in which Soukthavy Panyasit won the gold for the host country to boost Laos' position to fourth on the medal tally.
Ina hoped for a better judging system for the poomsae event. "The scoring system should be standardized to ensure objectivity in the judging."
"For example, in my opinion as a poomsae athlete, I think Thailand's team showed better balance and movement than the Philippines', which turned out to be the champion," said Ina, who won gold at the recent Korean Open tae kwon do championships.
Ina hoped for more frequent international competitions for her athletes to hone their skills. "They were still nervous in today's finals, which is understandable as they have never been competed in an event as prestigious as the SEA Games," said Ina.
