Sets Record And Wins 3 Golds At The XVI National Paralympic Week, Nina Gusmita Is Ready To Accept The Challenge Of Minister Of Youth and Sports To Appear In The Paralympics

Para-athletic athlete, Nina Gusmita from North Sumatra broke the national record (Dok. Kemenpora)

​JAKARTA - Para-athletic athlete, Nina Gusmita from North Sumatra broke the national record for the women's 100 meter T54 or wheelchair race at the XVI National Paralympic Week (Peparnas). Nina recorded the fastest time of 18.52 seconds, Tuesday.

The time record surpassed the previous record set by Dina Rulina at the 2016 Peparnas in West Java with a time of 21.92 seconds.

With this achievement, Nina was able to bring home the gold medal, while the silver medal was won by Novia Mawarni Ayu from Papua with a time of 20.59 seconds.

Nina herself in this event won three golds, namely in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters. And all of these three numbers he recorded a national record. Now ready to accept the challenge from the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora), Zainudin Amali to appear at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

"I'm ready, I really want to appear in the Paralympics, because a lot of my friends have been there. So I feel like I want to too," said Nina Gusmita, citing the official website of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Friday.

Regarding the results of the match she achieved on Tuesday, with the gold medal and record-breaking, Nina said it was the fruit of her hard work by continuing to practice. In fact, from the beginning, she had targeted 3 gold in this event.

"When it comes to preparation, every day you practice, have dreams, have initial intentions, because this is the first National Tournament event, so I have to get gold, I have to break records too," she said.