Indonesian women rule world gliding

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sports | Thu, May 02 2013, 8:27 AM

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Indonesia dominated the women's category at the opening series of the Para Gliding Accuracy World Cup by taking the top three spots at the event that concluded over the weekend in Painan, West Sumatra.
Lis Andriana took top standing by scoring the least points,24, followed by Ifa Kurniawati (57) and Nofrica Yanti (96). Nunnanapat Phuchong of Thailand and Tamara Kostic of Serbia came in fourth and fifth, respectively, according to a press release.
On the other hand, fellow Indonesian men were denied a place in the top three with Dede Nisbah and Ardi Kurniawan having to settle with fourth and fifth, respectively. Goran Djurkovic of Serbia won the men's competition by scoring 5 points. Finishing in second place was Matjaz Feraric of Slovenia (6), followed by Tanapat Luangiam of Thailand (9).
Sixty gliders from 10 countries -- Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and China -- participated in the event.
The second series will be held in Thailand, May 2-5. Portugal, Serbia and Romania are set to host the other three series while Malaysia will host the finals.

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