Judging For A Serious Violation, The 2021 SEA Games Gold Medal, Which Was In Front Of The Eyes Of Indonesian Pesilat Yachser Arafa, Disappeared In 28 Seconds

Indonesian fighter Muhammad Yachser Arafa (blue). (Photo via Antara/Zabur Karuru)

JAKARTA - The ambition of the Indonesian fighter, Muhamad Yachser Arafa, to donate a gold medal for the Indonesian contingent at the 2021 SEA Games has failed to materialize. In fact, the gold medal is in sight.

Yachser Arafa failed to donate a gold medal after being disqualified in the final match of the men's C class 50-60 Kg 2021 SEA Games at Bac Tu Liem Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 16.

Yachser was disqualified because he was deemed to have committed a serious violation which caused his opponent from Singapore, Muhammad Hazim, to be carried off the field on a stretcher.

Yachser was judged to have committed a serious violation when the game had 28 seconds remaining. Even though at that time, Yachser was already leading 31-21.

This decision made the fighter from DKI have to settle for a silver medal.

When the referee delivered his decision, Yachser could not hide his sadness. He who was crying was embraced by his coach to get out of the arena.

This moment was almost similar to the final match of the previous Indonesian athlete, M Khoiruddin Mustakim, who ran aground against his Malaysian opponent Muhammad Hairi Adib Bin Azhar. At that time, Mustakim got a 10-point deduction with four minutes remaining.

Meanwhile, the failure of these two Indonesian fighters was regretted by the coach of the Indonesian National Silat Team, Indro Catur Haryono.

"Athletes have tried their best but that's the end result," said Chess.