Ketua Umum Pengda Ikatan Pencak Silat Indonesia (IPSI) Kepulauan Riau (Kepri), Chablullah Wibisono, mengatakan, dipastikan semua Pengurus Cabang (Pengcab) kabupaten / kota akan mengikutsertakan atletnya di setiap nomor. Chairman of the Association of Pencak Silat Pengda Indonesia (IPSI) Riau (Riau), Chablullah Wibisono, say, certainly all the Executive Branch (Pengcab) counties / cities will include athletes in each number. Ya mungkin karena kekuatan atlet yang merata di semua cabang, ditambah ambisi masing-masing daerah meraih tiket ke Pekan Olaraga Wilayah (Porwil), mewakili Kepri, paparnya, yang dihubungi telepon, kemarin. Yes, probably because of the strength athletes are evenly distributed in all branches, plus the ambition of each area won tickets to the Fair Olaraga Region (Porwil), representing the Riau Islands, he said, when contacted by telephone yesterday.

Tiga daerah yakni, Batam, Tanjungpinang dan Karimun diperkirakan akan bersaing ketat untuk meraih juara umum. Three areas namely, Batam, and Karimun Tanjungpinang expected to compete to win the overall championship. Mengingat, perkembangan cabang ilmu seni beladiri di ketiga daerah tadi, sangat bergairah. Whereas, the development of martial arts disciplines in the three areas above, very excited. Atlet-atletnya yang sudah berpengalaman mengikuti even-even kejuaraan silat, baik antar daerah maupun yang dihelat Singapura – Johor – Riau (Sijori), timpal Edy Efendy, Ketua Pengcab IPSI Tanjungpinang. Athletes-athletes who have experienced following the silat championship events, both among regions and is held in Singapore - Johor - Riau (Sijori), said Edy Efendy, Chairman IPSI Pengcab Tanjungpinang.

Cabang silat akan dipertandingankan selama empat hari, 8 – 12 Desember, di GOR Kaca Puri, Tanjungpinang. Branch of martial arts will dipertandingankan for four days, December 8 to 12, in GOR Glass Castle, Tanjungpinang. Adapun nomor yang dipertandingkan meliputi, Kelas Laga Putra, mulai dari berat badan 45-50kg sampai dengan 85-90kg. The number that competed include, Classroom Games Son, ranging from 45-50kg body weight up to 85-90kg. Berikut Kelas Laga Putri, serta Seni Tunggal-Ganda-Regu Putra dan Putri. The following Class Princess Game, and the Art Single-Double-Son and Daughter Team. Kesemuanya 20 nomor pertandingan, ujar Edy yang juga selaku Ketua Panitia Pelaksana Pencak Silat Porprov. All of 20 numbers match, said Edy is also as Chairman of the Organizing Committee Porprov Pencak Silat.

Sesuai undangan IPSI Kepri, pendaftaran atlet pencak silat sudah dimulai 15 Oktober lalu dan akan berakhir 5 Desember nanti. Appropriate IPSI Kepri invitation, martial arts athlete registration has been started last October 15 and will expire December 5.

Satu hal lagi, soal pendanaan, KONI Kepri hendaknya bisa melihatnya secara realistis, pencak silat membutuhkan panitia yang banyak dan makan waktu selama empat hari, ingat Edy. One more thing, about the funding, KONI Kepri should be able to look at it realistically, martial arts require a lot of committee time and eat for four days, remember Edy.

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Jumat, 17 November 2006 Friday, November 17, 2006