Emilia Nova Wins 100-meter Gold Women's Goal At The Singapore Open, So A Good Provision For The Hanoi SEA Games

Indonesian women's sprinter, Emilia Nova when she won the gold for XX Papua PON 2021. (ANTARA/Aditya Pratama Putra)

JAKARTA - Emilia Nova won the gold medal when she competed in the women's 100 meters hurdles at the 82nd Singapore Open Track & Field Championships 2022 at Home of Athletics, Kallang Sports Centre, Singapore, Saturday 16 April.

Emil, the nickname of Emilia Nova, in the final, recorded the fastest time of 13.74 seconds. Based on the results of the competition released by the Singapore Athletics Association (SAA), the athlete from DKI Jakarta defeated the Philippines representative Melissa Escoton who finished second with 13.96 seconds and the host athlete Kerstin Ong who finished third with 14.99 seconds.

For Emil, this result is a good asset in facing and defending the gold medal at the SEA Games Hanoi, Vietnam on May 12-23.

She was determined to repeat the achievements at the previous SEA Games in the Philippines in 2019. At that time, Emil was the best in the women's 100 meters hurdles by recording a time of 13.61 seconds. He beat Vietnam's Tran Thi Yen Hoa (13.75 seconds) and Singapore's Nur Izlyn Zaini (13.92 seconds).

The Singapore Open 2022 will be the first and last test event during Emil's national training to face the Hanoi SEA Games.

The Executive Board of the All-Indonesia Athletics Association (PB PASI) is indeed having difficulty sending athletes in the midst of many international competitions that have been delayed until they are canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Singapore Open is an important event to measure how far the athletes' abilities are in preparation for Hanoi. Apart from Emilia, the Assistant Coach of the Athletics National Team, M. Fadlin, previously told Antara, there were six other athletes who appeared in the Lion Country.

Apart from Emilia Nova, those who participated in the Singapore Open were Valentin Vanesa Lonteng in the women's 100 meters, Halomoan Edwin Binsar Simanjuntak in the men's 400 meters hurdles, and four athletes in the men's 4x100 meters relay: Bayu Kertanegara, Eko Rimbawan, Wahyu, and Sudirman Hadi.