Rock Climbing Strengthens Preparations For The 2028 Olympics
JAKARTA The Indonesian Rock Climbing Federation (FPTI) will strengthen preparations to maintain the Olympic gold medal achievement in 2028 in Los Angeles, United States.
The General Chairperson of the FPTI, Yenny Wahid, revealed that there are three main aspects that need to be considered so that the rock climbing sport can again make Indonesia proud in international events.
"We must ensure the coaching of athletes, strengthening the competition system, and the development of structured and directed rock climbing facilities and infrastructure," Yenny said in a statement.
The Indonesian rock climbing has just achieved extraordinary achievements this year with the 2024 Olympic gold medal in Paris through the athlete number speed Veddriq Leonardo.
This is a historic moment for FPTI and Indonesia. The reason is, rock climbing for the first time participated in the Olympics and immediately brought home a gold medal.
"All our hard work paid off with a very proud gold medal. This is proof that Indonesian rock climbing sports are able to compete in the international arena," said Yenny.
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The success in Paris automatically makes Indonesia expect a lot with rock climbing in Los Angeles later. This sport is expected to increase the gold medal.
Indonesia targets to have a contingent of 100 athletes for the four-year event. In addition, it can bring home more than two gold medals.
Dua medali emas di Paris baru-baru ini merupakan satu dari dua pencapaian terbaik Indonesia di Olimpiade. Sebelumnya, dua medali emas dalam satu edisi Olimpiade pernah dipruisuk Indonesia di Barcelona 1992.