JAKARTA - The Indonesian archery team showed an impressive performance by bringing home three gold medals, one silver, and two bronze medals in the World Archery Para Series - Bangkok 2026 in Bangkok from March 30 to April 4.
Three Indonesian golds were presented by Kholidin from the men's recurve, the Noviera Ross/Riyanti Ananda pair from the women's recurve doubles, and the Riyanti Ananda/Kholidin duet from the mixed doubles recurve.
Kholidin was dominant from the early rounds. The sixth seed opened the move by defeating Thailand's Thotsaphon Prasoet 6-0, before continuing the positive trend by defeating South Korean archer Jihoon Lee 6-2 in the second round.
Kholidin's consistent performance continued in the quarterfinals when he eliminated the host athlete Hanreuchai Netsiri through a tight match that ended 6-5. He then secured the final ticket after defeating fellow Indonesian representative, Setiawan, with a landslide score of 6-0.
In the final match, Kholidin secured the gold medal after defeating India's representative Singh Harvinder with a score of 7-3.
Meanwhile, Setiawan still contributed a medal for Indonesia after securing the bronze medal in the men's recurve after defeating South Korean athlete Geonhwi Kwak with a score of 6-2.
Kholidin's success also continued in the mixed doubles recurve with Riyanti Ananda. After getting a bye in the quarterfinals, the Indonesian pair defeated India's Bhawna/Vijay Sundi 5-3 in the semifinals, before securing gold with a 6-2 victory over Thailand's Phattharaphon Pattawaeo/Hanreuchai Netsiri in the final.
The other gold medal came from the women's recurve doubles through the duet of Noviera Ross/Riyanti Ananda. They first defeated the Japanese pair of Haruno Miki/Asako Onodera 6-2 in the semifinals, then defeated the Thai pair of Phattharaphon Pattawaeo/Nampet Phullphol 5-3 in the final match.
Riyanti Ananda also added to Indonesia's medal collection by winning the bronze medal in the women's recurve event after a tough competition throughout the tournament. He secured third place after defeating Ziva Lavrinc from Slovenia with a score of 6-5.
From the compound number, Indonesia obtained a silver medal through the pair of Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly/Arif Firmansyah in the mixed doubles. In the final match, they had to admit the superiority of the Indian pair Sheetal Devi/Toman Kumar with a score of 146-153.
Based on the medal standings released by World Archery, Indonesia ranked second with a total of three gold, one silver, and two bronze. India topped the standings with seven gold, three silver, and three bronze, while South Korea was in third place with two gold and two bronze.
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