JABAR EKSPRES – Indonesia is increasingly steadily topping the medal standings of the 2023 Cambodia ASEAN Para Games (APG) with the achievement of 100 gold, according to data shared by the Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports through official social media, Wednesday (6/7), at 00.09 WIB.
The Red and White contingent as a whole has collected 238 medals, with details of 100 gold, 80 silver and 58 bronze.
The 100th gold medal for Indonesia was presented by Adyos Astan and Yayang Gunaya from the para-tennis table in the TT4 men’s doubles.
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Other para-tennis athletes such as M. Rian Prahasta and Banyu Tri Mulyo (TT8 men’s doubles), Hilmi Azizi and Komet Akbar (TT10 men’s doubles), Leli Marlina and Tarsilem (TT5 women’s doubles), Hamida and Suwarti (TT8 women’s doubles), Cici Juliani and Shella Dwi Radayana (TT10 women’s doubles), Barce Eystend Layaba and Tatok Hardiyanto (TT5 men’s doubles) also provided gold medals for the Garuda squad.
Bronze medals also came from Kusnanto and Aman Suratman in TT9 men’s doubles, and Varly Jerico Tilaar and Leonardo Aritonang in TT8 men’s doubles.
Indonesian mixed doubles pairs for para-table tennis, Ida Yani and Sefrianto (TT1-3) and Enceng Mustopa and Siti Fadhillah (T6-7) also brought home bronze for Indonesia.
The growing gold tally for Indonesia came from several sports, with para-athletics and para-swimming.
Swimmer Maulana Rifki Yavinda won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke S12 with a time of 1 minute 6.53 seconds which is a new record at the ASEAN Para Games.
From para-athletics, several athletes such as Yahya Juhdiansyah won gold medals from the F44 discus throwing number. Gold medal contributions were also given by the quartet of Petrus Kanel Alupan, Eko Saputra, Muamar Habibila, Ruli Alkahfi Mubaroq from the men’s 4 x 100 meter relay number T11-13.
