Asian Beach Games

In October 18-26, 2008 the first ever Asian Beach Games will be held in Bali. Fourty five countries member of Olympic Council for Asia are expected to participated to this game. Fourteen sporting event will be included to this game, they are :

1. Beach Soccer
2. Beach Voleyball
3. Bodybuilding
4. Dragon Boat Racing
5. Handball
6. Jetski Racing
7. Marathon Swimming
8. Parasailing
9. Power Boating
10. Surfing
11. Takraw
12. Triathlon
13. Windsurfing
14. Woodball

More Information contact :
Bali Asian Beach Games Organizing Committee
SECTOR at Bali Beach Golf Course
Jl. Hang Tuah No. 58, Sanur
Bali 80227
Telp. +62 - 361 - 283 011
Fax. +62 - 361 - 282 281
Email: info@babgoc2008.org

Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic 2008

The Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic 2008 will be held in Grand Hyatt Bali Resort-Hotel, Nusa Dua September 7-14, 2008. Some players who participated to this tournament are Daniela Hantuchova (rank 12), Patty Schyder (rank 13), Nadia Petrova (rank 17) and Flavia Penneta (rank 18). The tournament itself was held for the first time in 1994 at Surabaya, Indonesia. In 2001, the tournament moved to Bali in order to promote Indonesia and primarily Bali to the world. Offering $225,000 as prize money, this tournament has become the biggest WTA event in Southeast Asia.

The Barong Dance

Basicly the story of Barong dance is a fighting between good and evil. Good represent by Barong and evil represent by Rangda. According to Balinese mythology, the story goes that Rangda, a legendary queen who killed her husband because she was condemned for practicing black magic. After became a widow, she summoned all the evil spirit to come after Erlangga, son of her husband. Rangda and her evil troops were too strong for Erlangga. She casted a spell that made Erlangga’s soldier wanted to kill themselves. They are forced to stab their own keris (traditional Balinese sword) into their own stomachs and chests. To neutralized Rangda’s spell, Erlangga had to ask Barong’s help. Barong casted a spell that made Erlangga’s soldier resistant to the keris. In a Barong dance, somebody can die or seriously injured when performing this scene. Because the dancer are trully stab their own stomach and chess when performing this scene. They went into a trance by Rangda’s spell which casted by a priest. But the priest are also casted a Barong’s spell to made the body of the dancer resistant to the keris. But sometimes the Rangda’s spell are too strong. They may end up hurting themselves with their own keris.