Asian Para Games 2023: M Fadli Wins the Tenth Gold Medal

JAKARTA – The Indonesian contingent continues to increase its gold medal tally at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Para Games. There are now ten pieces collected.

The tenth gold medal was won by athlete Muhammad Fadli Immanudin who was the best in the men's cycling event C4-5 21 km time trial, Thursday, October 26 2023.

Fadli won first place with a time of 25 minutes 14.14 seconds. He beat host representative Wang Xian (25 minutes 22.36 seconds) who won silver and Boymurod Yavkovhev from Uzbekistan (26 minutes 10.86 seconds) who got bronze.

This is the second medal Fadli won at this year's Asian Para Games. Previously, he won a silver medal in the men's individual event C4-5 4000 meter pursuit.

The gold medal that Fadli received was the third gold medal for Indonesia today. Previously, two gold medals were secured by Saptoyogo Purnomo and Sri Sugiyanti.

Saptoyogo received a gold medal in the men's 100 meters T37 athletics event. It was Saptoyogo's third gold at the 2023 Asian Para Games.

Meanwhile, Sri Sugiyanti received a gold medal in the women's 21 km time trial para cycling number B.

Collecting ten gold medals makes Indonesia occupy the tenth position on the temporary medal standings or one place ahead of Malaysia in ninth position.