KONI Center Reviewing The National Basketball Team Training Ahead Of The Hanoi SEA Games, Marciano Norman: Hopefully The Target Can Be Achieved

General Chairperson of the Central KONI Marciano Norman directly inspected the basketball team's preparations for the SEA Games Hanoi, Vietnam at the GBK Arena (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Central Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) Marciano Norman continues to directly review the preparation of a number of sports, this time it was the basketball team's turn to practice at the GBK Arena, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday.

Quoted from Antara, Marciano Norman appreciated the struggle of Indonesian basketball players who were disciplined in training to prepare for the SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, 12-23 May.

"With hard preparation, the Basketball national team will be able to show their best. Hopefully the specified target can be achieved," said Marciano Norman.

The Central Board of the Indonesian Basketball Association (PP Perbasi) as a whole prepared 32 athletes for the Hanoi SEA Games. In detail, 12 male athletes will compete at 5 on 5, as well as women who are strengthened by the same number.

In the 3x3 number, each of Indonesia was strengthened by four athletes for the men's and women's numbers.

As for the target, Indonesia proclaimed silver medals in all the numbers that were followed. "Hopefully the Indonesian basketball team can achieve achievements that exceed these targets," said Marciano.

At the previous edition of the SEA Games in the Philippines in 2019, Indonesia won a silver and a bronze medal.

The silver medal was won in the men's 3x3 number which was strengthened by Muhammad Sandy Ibrahim Aziz, Rivaldo Tandra Pangesthio, Oki Wira Sanjaya, and Surliyadin. Meanwhile, bronze was won at the women's 5 on 5 number.

At the biggest biennial sporting event in Southeast Asia, the strongest team in basketball is the Philippines.