PLACING fourth in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games is not something Indonesia should be proud of. Admittedly, this is slightly better than the fifth spot we attained during the previous SEA Games two years ago. Nonetheless, it is difficult to take in, given that we won 56 out of the 60 gold medals we set out to achieve.

Population-wise, we are the biggest nation in Southeast Asia. As such, it is reasonable to assume that we should have a pool of