JABAR EKSPRES – The Executive Board of the Indonesian Gymnastics Association (PB Persani) continues to strive to capture potential athletes in the country, one of which is through the Indonesia Gymnastics Open 2023 championship at the Tangerang Convention Center and GOR Jatiuwung, Tangerang Banten, July 2-5.
PB Persani Chairperson Ita Yuliati Irawan said more than 500 gymnasts from various regions will take part in the event which is an annual program to see the potential of young athletes from all over Indonesia as well as a screening event for superior gymnast seeds in the country.
“This event is for breeding, later after there is a champion, we will foster it for talent scouting,” Ita said as quoted by JabarEkspres.com from Antara News, Friday (6/30).
Indonesia Open 2023, continued Ita, is the second edition after last year PB Persani also successfully held a similar event. In its implementation, this event competes in three gymnastics disciplines, namely aerobic, artistic, and rhythmic.
Ita revealed that competition, especially for young people, is important to maintain athlete regeneration. “That is what must continue to be prepared. Please pray and support that in the future there will be athletes who can bring Indonesia’s good name on the world stage,” said Ita.
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PB Persani also continues to run programs to improve Indonesia’s gymnastics achievements. Currently, one of the main focuses is to pass Red and White athletes to the biggest sports party in the world, the XXXIII/2024 Olympics in Paris, France.
The athlete being prepared is Rifda Irfanaluthfi. PB Persani will also send Rifda to the Netherlands for training camp (TC) in preparation for the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championship in Antwerp, Belgium on September 30-October 8.
“Rifda will later leave for the Netherlands, but not for long. The plan is to leave ahead of Belgium. In the Netherlands say three weeks or one month. But we are still working on it again, whether it takes more time than that. Let’s say three months. We will discuss again,” said Ita.