INDONESIAN SHINE AT 'RUN FOR FRIENDS Nethy Dharma Somba The Jakarta Post / Jayapura Two hundred runners from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) ran from Wutung to Skouw in the International Cross Border 10K on Wednesday. The race started at Wafa village, Vanimo, 7.5 kilometers from the RI-PNG border in Wutung, PNG, and finished in Skouw, Indonesia. The event, which took 'Run for Friendship" as its theme, started at 8 a.m. Eastern Indonesia Time. Heavy rain did not affect the participants who kept in high spirits throughout the race.The event was dominated by male runners. There were only eight female runners in the event. Hanafi of Indonesia came first place in he male category, completing the course in 31 minutes. Another Indonesian national, FG Manori, took first place in the female category, completing the course 44 minutes. The winner in both categories received a cash prize of Rp 5 million each. The cross border race was the first of its kind held between the two neighbouring countries and was made possible thanks to cooperation between the Indonesian Papua province administrationa and the PNG Sandaun provincial adminisration, as well as the support of PT. Freeport Indonesia as the event partner. Why did the heavy rain not affect the participants?

                                       INDONESIAN SHINE AT 'RUN FOR FRIENDS

                                                        Nethy Dharma Somba

                                                     The Jakarta Post / Jayapura

            Two hundred runners from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) ran from Wutung to Skouw in the International Cross Border 10K on Wednesday.

            The race started at Wafa village, Vanimo, 7.5 kilometers from the RI-PNG border in Wutung, PNG, and finished in Skouw, Indonesia. The event, which took 'Run for Friendship" as its theme, started at 8 a.m. Eastern Indonesia Time.

            Heavy rain did not affect the participants who kept in high spirits throughout the race.The event was dominated by male runners. There were only eight female runners in the event.

            Hanafi of Indonesia came first place in he male category, completing the course in 31 minutes. Another Indonesian national, FG Manori, took first place in the female category, completing the course 44 minutes. The winner in both categories received a cash prize of Rp 5 million each.

            The cross border race was the first of its kind held between the two neighbouring countries and was made possible thanks to cooperation between the Indonesian Papua province administrationa and the PNG Sandaun provincial adminisration, as well as the support of PT. Freeport Indonesia as the event partner.

 

Why did the heavy rain not affect the participants?