RACHMAT Gobel says he is not one to quit. Yet the man in charge of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games organizing committee admitted to almost giving up weeks ago, when the government gave no word about releasing the funds needed to complete the preparations for the SEA Games venue. The amount of Rp700 billion had been pledged to the organizers.

My name is on the line. I would be totally ashamed if the SEA Games was delayed, Rachmat told Tempo recent