Indonesia (INA)

Official Name : Republic of Indonesia | Common Name : Indonesia
Capital : Jakarta | President : Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | Width of State : 1,904,569 km2 | Population : 237,424,363

Force Prediction for Indonesia in ISG 2013

As the host, Indonesia is determined to champion the third ISG – 2013. Depicting the first ISG on 2005, Indonesia finished on the 18th position by scoring 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes. Indonesia lost from Malaysia that finished on the 7th position by gains of 5 golds, 5 silvers and 6 bronzes.

For the third ISG – 2013, it will take a long way for Indonesia to reach medals due to the situation of acquiring only 1 silver (contributed by Triyatno) and 1 bronze (Eko Yuli Irawan) in London on the 2012 Olympics. Badminton remains one of the favored sports that despite lacking success in contributing medals during the 2012 Olympics, yet has generated Indonesia 5 golds, 4 silvers and two bronzes in the 26th South East Asian Games.

Indonesia’s badminton trusties for the third ISG will comprise 2 pairs world champions from the World Badminton Championship in Guangzhou, just a month ago (August 2013); Tantowi Ahmad/ Lilyana Natsir and Hendra Setiawan/ Muhammad Ahsan. Indonesia’s badminton force will also receive fortification by Simon Santoso; Adriyanti Firdasari and Vita Marrisa. Swimming will be an expectation for Indonesia as well, by the reliance towards I Gede Siman Sudartawa and Glen Victor.

For athletics Indonesia will count on Triyaningsih, Jauhari Johan, Franklin Burumi, Heru Astriyanto, Agus Prayogo, Ridwan and Yahuza. While for archery, Ika Yuliana maintains her status of being irreplaceable. She will be supported by two gold winners in the SEA Games 2011; I Gusti Nyoman Puruhito and Erwina Safitri.

For basketball, beach volleyball and indoor volleyball, karate, taekwondo, court tennis and wushu, Indonesia doesn’t put up too many expectations–for having no noticeable force in the branches–in addition to preserving the concentration of their athletes for participation in the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Daw, Myanmar, December 11-22 this very year.

However, the hope of gaining medals from those sports cannot be said to be nonexistent, for it is possible–out of expectations–to retrieve medals from them in ISG 2013. Particularly in beach volleyball that had contributed gold in the 26th SEA Games 2011. Wushu figure of Indonesia, Ivana Irmanto, also stands a chance, for the seizure of a silver in the 2010 Asian Games. Similar expectation is also reasonable for taekwondo, whereas Indonesia had gained 9 golds, 5 silvers and 13 bronzes in the Asian Taekwondo Championship XI in Nay Pyi Daw, Myanmar, which was concluded quite recently; 12th May 2013. 

While for football, so far Indonesia’s National Team has been less than convincing in their performances. Is it most unfortunate that there will be no dragonboat sporting for ISG 2013 for it could yield golds for Indonesia, again, after the victory of securing 3 golds and 3 silvers–making them the ultimate victor–in the last Asian Games (2010).

–Compiled by Sportnews Magazine, South Sumatera Sports Committee (KONI Sumsel)

Malaysia (MYS)

Official Name : Malaysia Common Name : Malaysia | Capital : Kuala Lumpur Official Name : Malaysia Common Name : Malaysia | Prime Minister : Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak Official Name : Malaysia Common Name : Malaysia | Width of State : - | Population : 28.86 million (2011)

Force Prediction for Malaysia in ISG 2013

There had been three South Asian Nations that partook in the first ISG on 2005. They were Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam. Amongst the three, the Jiran Land–nickname for Malaysia–was the brightest performer. They surprisingly made it all the way to the 7th rank by gains of 5 golds, 5 silvers and 6 bronzes.

For the level of SEA Games, Malaysia’s presence is pretty alarming for others. It is for sure that for the last 2 editions, Malaysian football consecutively championed. Occupying the 4th abode by securing 59 golds, 50 silvers and 81 bronzes has been showing that Malaysia has a mighty sporting power for South East Asian level. In the scale of Asian Games, Malaysia had proven they still deserve to keep the predicate, as they were one of the 10 ten victors of the Asian Games 2010.

In the light of these, for the upcoming third ISG – 2013, Malaysia should be considered seriously. They will remain performing with their full power. It is likely for Malaysia to deploy their favored badminton figure; Lee Ching Wei, who had retrieved silver on the last Olympics (2012), as well as the gold-grabbing male double in Asian Games 2010, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong. For archery, Malaysians will retain reliance on 4 figures; Cheng Shu Sian; Haziq Kamaruddin; Khairul Anwar Muhammad and Nurul Shafiqah Hasyim.

Malaysia is also ready to send their famous figures in athletics. Amongst them will be Lee Hup Wei who championed Asia on 2006 in the long jump discipline. We will also see Noraseela Khalid, the gold grabber in SEA Games 2011 for the 400 meters discipline. While for swimming, Malaysia is ready to show off Heidi Gan and Khoo Cai Lin.

Their other veterans from 2011 SEA Games are likely to be deployed again, like Chai Fong Yin (wushu gold-grabber) and Tai Cheui Xuen (wushu bronze-securer); Ku Jin Keat and Puvaneswaran Ramasamy (gold grabber in karate); Jamaliah Jamaluddin and Yamini Gopalasamy (silver achiever for karate). And their swimmers will be Daniel Bego, Khoo Cai Lin and Leung Chi Lin.

In regard to football, Malaysia appears to be going realistic. It is predicted that the third ISG – 2013 will be an occasion of try out for their U-32 national team. Their primary focus will be to champion the 27th South East Asian Games 2013 in Naypiday, Myanmar. If they managed to secure victory in that event also, Malaysia will be a history maker for casting hat trick of championing three consecutive events. They have previously championed football in 2009 as well as 2011 SEA Games establishments.
  
Compiled by Sportnews Magazine, South Sumatera Sports Committee (KONI Sumsel)

Pakistan (PAK)

Official Name : Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Common Name : Pakistan
Capital : Islamabad | President : Asif Ali Zardari | Prime Minister : Nawaz Sharif | Width of State : 796,095 km2 | Population : 180,440,005
Pakistan on Wikipedia

Force Prediction for Pakistan in ISG 2013

Pakistan’s prowess was noted during the Pan Arab Games on 2011. However in the first ISG on 2005, they seized 11th position by gains of 3 golds and 1 bronze. Pakistan actually performed beyond expectations in the 2010 Asian Games by grabbing 3 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes. But most of these medal-generating sports for Pakistan will not be contested in the third ISG.

In the 2010 Asian Games, Pakistan’s golds were retrieved from cricket, squash and hockey. In the ISG 2013, Pakistanis put their hopes up on wushu, which contributed silver in the 2010 Asian Games by the figure Ijazx Ahmed.

Pakistan also relies on 2 veteran athletes from the 2012 Olympics; Liaquat Ali and Rabia Ashiq. Both of them will be further supported by Pakistan’s other athletic figures such as Ghulam Raziq, Mubarak Shah, John Permal, Muhammad Talib, Ahmed Sajjad Cheema, Abid Hussain, Arshad Saleem, Ali Kamani, Nawaz, Mohammad Alam and Muhammad Younis.

Pakistan’s female basketball team must also be considered for their potential to win, after acquiring a predicate in National Women Basketball Championship. Pakistanis will also be reliant on karate in ISG 2013, recalling that most medals owned by Pakistan in 2010 South Asian (SAF) Games in New Delhi, India, contributed mostly by karate.

Still in the SAF Games on 2010, Pakistan marked themself as the runner up by seizing 19 golds, 25 silvers and 36 bronzes. Pakistan’s favored karatekas that will take part in ISG 2013 are Ghulam Ali and Saadi Abbas.
 
Compiled by Sportnews Magazine, South Sumatera Sports Committee (KONI Sumsel)

Tajikistan (TJK)

Official Name : Republic of Tajikistan | Common Name : Tajikistan | Capital : Dushanbe | President : Emomalii Rahmon | Prime Minister : Oqil Oqilov | Width of State : 143,100 km2 | Population : 7,564,500 | Tajikistan on Wikipedia

Force Prediction for Tajikistan in ISG 2013

Acquiring a gold along with 1 bronze in the first ISG on 2005 has earned Tajikistan the 19th position. Not dwelling on disappointments, Tajikistan had improved their situation to a slightly higher degree. The evidence for this claim can and have been seen in the last Asian Games (2010) whereas Tajikistan secured a gold and 3 bronzes. The gold was grabbesd by Dilshod Nazarov (athletics) while the 3 bronzes were coming from the hard work of Rasul Boqiev (judo); Murodjon Tuychiev (wrestling) and Jakhon Qurbonov (boxing). Unfortunately judo, wrestling and boxing will not be contested in ISG 2013.

Yet it is reasonable for Tajikistan to expect medals from other sports, like swimming, whereas they will rely on the deployment of Katerina Izmaylova, Farkhod Negmatov and Alisher Gulov. Athletics will also receive strengthening from Vladislava Ovcharenko. All of these are veterans from the 2012 Olympics.

For karate, one of Tajikistan’s strong points will be their gold grabber in the East Asia-Pacific Karate-Do Championships on 2007 in Dushambe. While for taekwondo, their reliance will be rested on the shoulders of Masrour Sattorov, Daler Sharifi, Rustam Ulmasov and Shahlo Muhammadrahimova who have secured 8 golds in the ITF World Championships on 2007.

For football, Tajikistan has not been known to be tense-inducing. Regardless, they had their moment of glory in the AFC Challenge Cup by seizing the champion title on 2006, runner up on 2008, and third position in the 2010 establishment.

Compiled by Sportnews Magazine, South Sumatera Sports Committee (KONI Sumsel)