Salatiga eyes 6 gold medals at SEA Games

The Central Java town of Salatiga is aiming for six gold medals from five local athletes participating in the upcoming 26th SEA Games in Palembang and Jakarta.
The five athletes will compete in athletics, karate and sepaktakraw.
The secretary of the Salatiga of the Indonesian National Sports Committee, Dance Palit, said three Salatiga athletes would compete in athletic competitions, including runner Trianingsih competing in two athletic fields, a karateka and a sepak takraw athlete.
“We are optimistic about getting at least a gold medal in each sport,” Dance said Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com.
Representatives from the Salatiga administration will be in Palembang and Jakarta to lend support to their athletes.