TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Asian Games: Indonesia goes to final in women’s pair rowing
Change Size
Indonesian rowers Julianti and Rokayah Yayah compete in an Asian Games women’s team sculls preliminary round at Jakabaring Sport City in Palembang, South Sumatra on Sunday. (INASGOC/Zabur Karuru)
I
ndonesia rowers Julianti and Yayah Rokayah secured a ticket to the final on Sunday after finishing second in the first heat in the women’s pair rowing race at Jakabaring Sport Complex in Palembang, South Sumatra.
The Indonesian duo touched the finish line in 8 minutes and 32 seconds, 10 seconds after their South Korean counterparts, Seoyeong Jeon and Seo Hee Kim. Indonesia raced in heat 1 on Sunday, along with Myanmar, Vietnam and India.
Myanmar’s duo finished 9 seconds after Indonesia, putting them in third place. Meanwhile, Vietnam’s and India’s rowers finished in 9:00 and 9:02, respectively
Myanmar, Vietnam and India will be eligible to race in the repechage stage on Tuesday, the winner of which will go to the final round.
In the second heat, China’s Rui Ju and Xin Yu Lin claimed first place, finishing in 8:15. Meanwhile, Japan’s Akiho Takano and Kana Nishihara finished in 8:25 to claim second place.
Indonesia will likely face a tough game in the final round when it will meet strong contenders China, South Korea and Japan. In Sunday’s match, even Japan, the runner-up in heat 2, has a 7-second time margin above Indonesia.
The final round will take place on Thursday.
