Defeat Cambodia 9-5, Indonesian Basketball Team Wins Bronze In APG 2022

JAKARTA - The Indonesian men's team won the bronze medal after defeating Cambodia 9-5 in the match for the third place in the ASEAN Para Games (APG) XI 2022 wheelchair basketball at the Sritex Arena Solo, Central Java, Sunday evening.

Quoted from Antara, the Indonesian basketball team played with enthusiasm so that I Komang Suparta and his friends often scored points for their team.

Cambodia in the early minutes produced 2 points while Indonesia was still zero. However, Suparta, Kasep Ayatulloh, and Ivo Shadan who played solidly were able to equalize the points to 2-2.

In fact, the Indonesian basketball team from shots into the ring scored a lot of points so that the position became 9-3 for the home team. Indonesia was finally able to lead 9-5 until the last minute.

Indonesia is in third place who is entitled to a bronze medal. Thailand won the gold medal after beating the Philippines with a score of 22-12.

Indonesian wheelchair basketball player I Komang Suparta is proud to be able to donate bronze to Indonesia. Indonesia in the first match was defeated by Cambodia. However, in the struggle for third place, Indonesia replied.

"Indonesia was able to beat Cambodia thanks to their solid and calmer teammates, so that his shots earned a lot of points," said Suparti, who contributed four points for his team.

The coach of the Indonesian men's wheelchair basketball team Fajar Brillianto said his players played more calmly and had been given the motivation to play their best to win the last game against Cambodia.

"I know that all of my friends' abilities haven't been released yet, they're only 60 percent. If they can come out 100 percent, it will be different again. My friends don't have enough flight time to try out everywhere, so the team is still below Thailand," he said.

He admitted that the Indonesian team did not play abroad much. He will try to make his team compete overseas a lot so that they have more experience.

Meanwhile, the Cambodian women's team won gold after a surprise final defeat of Thailand 7-5. Thailand took second place with a silver medal, while Laos won bronze after beating the Philippines 4-0 in the third place.