The fate of the tragic hero sport

The fate of the tragic hero sport

 
Jakarta - Marina Segedi. Former martial arts athlete was once a hero to his people. He had offered a gold medal at the SEA Games in the Philippines, 1981, for Indonesia.
Marina is now no longer prosperous. He was not an athlete anymore, and of course, he was already middle-aged, 47 years. The champions had to fight hard to the bone to meet the needs of families. Currently, he turned to the taxi driver.

Every day at dawn, the Marina shall divide the street. When most people are still asleep in his sleep, he had to go to the Blue Bird taxi pool located in one case, East Jakarta. Then look for passenger crawl around Jakarta.

Understandably Marina now practically live hand to mouth. The house has not dimilikinya.Apalagi after she separated from her husband, Rainer Pick, in 1990. Women who also won the Asia in Singapore, had to support his own two young daughters, namely Ayu Yulinasari and Rima Afriani Caroline.

Since then she began to work whatever it takes to make a living. Marina initially worked as a taxi driver, in 1991. But three years later he quit. "After stopping, I worked just about anything. Never trade the cake, rice, to be a supporting role in the film. And in January 2011 I went back to the Blue Bird," said Marina to the second +.

Even once the name of the people in Asia, not many Marina received from the government. He claimed only Supersemar had received a scholarship for 1 year from the time of President Soeharto. Scholarship he received Rp 100 thousand per month. After that there was no attention to anything else.

Marina stopped the government's attention when he accidentally met with an employee named Kemenpora Karsono, June 2011. Karsono morning who lives in Complex Inkopol, Kranji, Bekasi, take a taxi driven by Marina.

Along the way to work, knowing Karsono taxi driver who was a former host of martial arts athletes who excel. Marina is a gold medalist at the SEA Games and the Asia Pencak Silat championships in Singapore.

"Mr. Karsono then asked whether the medals were still there. I said everything is still there. So is the documentation when I won it," recalls Marina.

Arriving at Kemenpora, Karsono asked Marina to come inside. Marina invited to the 7th floor to meet with Yuni Purwanti, in charge of taking care of his former athletes.

Kemenpora does have a home support program for ex-athletes who excel. Unfortunately not many athletes who know about the program. Lucky marina bumped Karsono telling and helped get these benefits.
Marina then asked to bring the following medals award plaque that once he got home to take care benefits. German-Javanese mulatto woman during this time is still to move in with her parents in the NCO, West Jakarta.

But the process to get a house allowance of Rp 125 million is not easy. At least he had to wait three months to set up as a former athlete who is eligible for benefits. "Said Mrs. Yuni benefits it has to go through the approval of several parties. So I was told to pray alone," the story of Marina to the second +.

Finally, on 9 September 2011, the home of the allowance received Kemenpora Marina. Of course, that allowances made him happy. At least that allowance can be utilized Marina as stock if it is no longer a taxi driver.

Living hand to mouth also experienced Hapsani, silver and bronze medalist at the SEA Games 1981 and 1983. Even former athletes run 4 x 100 meter relay was forced to sell the medals he earned to the flea market in Jatinegara, East Jakarta, in 1999.

"My husband had to sell the medals to buy food. Because my husband was unemployed," said Hapsani is now 50 years old.

Hapsani economic conditions and her husband, Muhammad Hatta, is very alarming. Although the age of two was dusk, but until now they still do not have homes. The couple was riding in an old people's homes in the area Hapsani Salemba, Central Jakarta.

To cover their daily needs, depending on the income Hapsani husband worked odd jobs. He was also seeking additional athletic coach for kids around the house. Earned income was certainly not amount to much.

The story of Marina and Hapsani a real picture of just how tragic fate of a former athlete who once contributed the name of the nation. They were forced to live hand to mouth, toil for a living after retirement as a national athlete.

In addition to the Marina and Hapsani, actually there are many ex-athletes who excel miserable fate. It's just that the government admitted the difficulty to find out their whereabouts.

"We know where they are difficult to find because the address has changed. We hope people who know there is a former outstanding athlete whose life is difficult to immediately report to the Kemenpora," said Andi Mallarangeng Affairs.

Chairman of Indonesian National Athletes Association (IANI) Icuk Sugiarto assess the government's lack of serious attention to the fate of the athletes. If the government is serious, real easy to find or figure out the fate of the former athlete who once won achievements.

"IANI who stood since 2005 has a database of the names of the athletes from 1951 until now. Kan strange that the government would have the infrastructure of data tidah know his athletes. Moreover, athletes who used to excel," said Icuk, who is also a former athlete bulutangis .

According to IANI, in 2007 recorded at least athletes who never won a gold medal at the SEA Games 1500 in number of people. For the Asean Games numbering around 90 people, and the world's number is less than 75 people. Not to mention the silver and bronze medalists.

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