ASEAN Paragames 2022, Indonesia Exceeds Gold Achievement Target

Indonesia has succeeded in exceeding the gold target in the 2022 ASEAN Paragames. Indonesian athletes competing in the biennial Southeast Asian multi-sports paralympic event have collected 111 gold, 80 silver and 61 bronze, This figure is far above the target of 104 gold medals.

Indonesia is further away from the six-times winner of the ASEAN Paragames, Thailand, who is still stuck in second place after picking up 57 gold, 80 silver and 61 bronze, Vietnam followed with 50 gold, 44 silver and 30 bronze.

 On the sixth day of the match, Thursday (4/8/2022), a number of sports became the highest achievement stage for the Indonesian contingent. For example, paraathletics held their matches at the Manahan Stadium.

Achievement in Kuala Lumpur with 40 gold:

The squad consisting of 75 athletes under Slamet Widodo's care was able to vibrate the contents of the stadium after successfully proclaiming Indonesia Raya 32 times. Although the nicks still have not exceeded the target of 35 gold and the achievement in Kuala Lumpur with 40 gold, but on the seventh day, Friday (5/8/2022), there are still six final numbers remaining and have the opportunity to hoist the gold acquisition for Merah Putih.

The success of the Manahan Stadium arena also followed the Jatidiri Swimming Pool arena, Semarang, or about 97 kilometers from Solo City, which is the epicenter of the 2022 ASEAN Paragames. Indonesian swimmers don't want to lose by participating in controlling the Jatidiri pool. They fattened the coffers of medals by contributing 23 gold, 19 silver, and 8 bronze.

 Jendi Panggabean emerged as the winner of the most gold, namely five pieces or the same as his score at the 2017 ASEAN Paragames in Kuala Lumpur. At that time, the Muara Enim-born swimmer presented five gold medals in the 400 meters freestyle, 100 meters backstroke, 200 meters medley, 4x100 meter freestyle relay, and 4x100 meter medley.

Tirtonadi Convention Hall witnessed the reign of Indonesian judoki on the match mat after bagging nine gold, five silver and three bronze. Likewise, the cheers of the audience ignited the spirit of Indonesian para-badminton players during the final at the UNS Edutorium. 11 of the 19 gold provided by the committee has been stolen by the host.

 Indonesia also dominates the heavy lifting arena at the Paragon Hotel. A total of 15 gold and 3 silver were successfully captured by Ni Nengah Widiasih and his friends. All of that cannot be separated from the role of the team's architect, Coni Ruswanta. Through the cold hands of this muscular man, his foster children were able to win up to 15 gold.

 Not only good at panning for gold, two female lifters from Indonesia, respectively Shebrioni, who fell in the 67 kilogram class and Siti Mah Easy (79 kg) successfully broke the ASEAN Paragames 2022 record. Shebrioni with a total force of 103 kg broke the previous record set by Somkhoun Anon from Thailand, which is 95 kg.

The achievement of the golden target was also successfully completed by the Indonesian women's sitting volleyball team. They became champions after beating Thailand with a score of 3-0 at the Tunas Pembangunan University (UTP) GOR, Karanganyar, Central Java, Thursday (4/8/2022).

 The ASEAN Paragames 2022 was officially opened by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin at the Manahan Stadium, Solo, Saturday (30/7/2022). This biennial multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities in the Southeast Asia region competes in 14 sports.

 A total of 1,248 athletes competed in 924 matches for 453 gold, silver and bronze medals. This event will last until August 6, 2022. Indonesia was the overall champion at the 2017 ASEAN Paragames in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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