Disabled athletes journey to Para Games

As many as 150 Indonesian disabled athletes are due to
take part in the seventh ASEAN Para Games, which will be held in Myanmar from
Jan. 10 to 14.

Youth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo saw
the contingent off at the Dr. Soeharso rehabilitation center for the disabled
(PPRBM) in Surakarta on Friday.

"We hope Indonesia achieves an honorable
place," Roy told the media.

He said he hoped the contingent would
finish in the top three in the competition, which is traditionally held
following the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

At the SEA Games, which was held in
Myanmar on Dec. 11-23, Indonesia slipped from top ranking to fourth place among
11 participating countries in the region, behind overall champion Thailand,
host Myanmar and Vietnam.

The minister said a place in the top
three was realistic for the disabled contingent, given the results at the last
edition of the games, in which Indonesia finished second after Thailand.

At the sixth ASEAN Para Games in
Surakarta in 2011, Indonesia won 113 gold, 108 silver and 89 silver medals.

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