JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo called rock climbing athlete Veddriq Leonardo the pride of the nation after donating Indonesia's first gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
"The 2024 Paris Olympics bring new pride to Indonesia thanks to Veddriq Leonardo, the nation's proud rock climbing athlete, who won the first Indonesian gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics," Jokowi said on his account X @jokowi quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, August 8.
Jokowi said the achievement was history because the athlete was the first Olympic gold contributor to Indonesia from the men's speed rock climbing branch.
"Congratulations!" said Jokowi.
rock climbing athlete Veddriq Leonardo became the first Indonesian athlete to donate a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
SEE ALSO:
-
| BERITA
PDIP Yakin Ridwan Kamil Tak Bakal Lawan Kotak Kosong di Pilgub Jakarta
08 Agustus 2024, 20:15
The man from Pontianak defeated Chinese representative, Wu Peng, in the final held at Le Bourget Climbing Venue, Thursday night Indonesian time.
He recorded a time of 4.75 seconds or 0.02 seconds faster than his opponent who recorded a time of 4.77 seconds.
Previously, Veddriq defeated France's host Bassa Mawem in the quarter-finals.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
Most Popular Tags
#Prabowo Subianto #golkar #Pilkada Dki #online gambling #Mount Lewotobi malePopular
