UNAIR NEWS –The National Student Sports Week (POMNAS) XV in Makassar, continues to rumble in the fifth day, Wednesday, October 18.听As well as in the previous POMNAS event, POMNAS team from Indonesian Student Sport Supervisory Board (BAPOMI), it is still difficult to take the top position from DKI Jakarta.
The capital city as the center of the various National Training camps of sports, is still too powerful.听Its closest competitors are BAPOMI West Java, East Java, and Central Java.听But at this 15th POMNAS in “Anging Mamiri” City, the host South Sumatra was at the third position.
In the latest standing until the fifth day, Wednesday, October 18, DKI Jakarta was leading at the top with 29 gold, 18 silver and 16 bronze medals (29-18-16).听The second position was West Java with the composition of medals 18-15-16.听Sulsel grabbed 11-7-11, while East Java at the top four with 9 gold, 15 silver, 20 bronze (in the new standings shown 10 bronze medals).
“That is the best and maximum result that we can dedicate with the champion athletes of POMDA or Selekda, and not the best student athletes owned by East Java from 30 universities,” said Dr.听Edy Mintarto, M.Kes., Head of East Java BAPOMI Contingent in POMNAS Makassar, during daily evaluation at Hotel Grand Asia Makassar on Wednesday, October 18 night.
“So in the participation of POMNAS in 2017, the current power of East Java is different from previous POMNAS.听So staying at the top five, it’s alhamdulillah, ” he added.
East Java in the fifth day won a lot of silver medal.听It added 15 more silver medals.听Jatim athletes failed to be the best, mostly in the final dealing with the DKI Jakarta athletes and the “power” of the host South Sulawesi.
Until the fifth day, the biggest contribution was from the swimming branch which won 3 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze (3-5-4), then Tarung Derajat who has finished their mathes by reaching 2-3-3.听Chess donated 1 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze medals.听Furthermore athletics won 1 gold and 4 silver medals.
“Both the men and women sepak takraw faced the home team in the final.听If not confronted by non-technical situation, takraw Jatim can both win the gold.听But only the women team, while the men’s team won silver, “said Edy Mintarto.
Other medals of the East Java team are Pencak Silat (0-1-5 / unfinished), then Karate (also unfinished) which snatched 1 silver, Petanque 3 bronze, and badminton 1 bronze medal in team event.
East Java team consisting of student athletes from Unesa, UNAIR, UB, UM, Ubaya, and dozens of private universities, may still add their gold medal collection, because the athletes will compete in the final round, for example in two tennis field event, martial arts, karate, kempo, basketball, andindoorvolleyball.听(*)
Author: Bambang Bes
