Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Indonesian para-athletic and para-swimming professional athletes when again handled to bag gold medals at a variety of occasions at the 2023 ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia on Tuesday.
Since 12 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the athletes had actually managed to declare an extra 9 gold, 14 silver, and 12 bronze medals.
” We are, of course, grateful and delighted with the medal achievement until this twelve noon, receiving 9 gold medals,” Deputy Secretary General of the Indonesian National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Rima Ferdianto stated.
” We anticipate more than 20 gold medals for today,” he included.
Swimmer Maulana Rifki Yavinda snagged a gold medal in the 100- meter backstroke S12 event at Morodok Techo Aquatic.
Menaser Meriba Numberi claimed the bronze medal at the event.
Yavinda likewise won gold in the 100- meter freestyle S12 event with a time record of 59.
The bronze medal for the occasion was bagged by Indonesia’s Numberi with a time record of 1 minute 6.48 seconds.
Indonesia’s ace para-swimming athlete Jendi Pangabean won two gold medals in the 100- meter butterfly S9 and 100- meter backstroke S9 events.
In the women’s 100- meter freestyle S14 occasion, Syuci Indriani settled for a silver medal after completing behind Thailand’s Nattharine Khajhonmatha.
Her partner Meliani Ratih Pratama took the bronze medal. Marianus Melianus Yowei likewise won a bronze in the 100- meter freestyle S13 occasion.
In the para-athletic sports branch, Yahya Juhdiansyah bagged a gold medal in the F44 discus occasion.
Gold medals were also contributed by Petrus Kanel Alupan, Eko Saputra, Muamar Habibila, and Ruli Alkahfi Mubaroq in the men’s 4 x 100- meter relay T11-13 occasion.
” There were a number of missed targets, such as Nanda Mei Sholihah (200- meter running T47) due to mental concerns and we comprehend that,” Ferdianto stated.
” Other athletes are anticipated to be able to cover this with efficiency that exceeds the target,” he included.
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