Equestrian Athletes in Indonesia with Achievements at the International Level

Equestrian Athletes in Indonesia (Instagram @makbar_kurniawan)

YOGYAKARTA - Talking about sports, of course, what comes to mind are football, badminton, swimming, and also MotoGP, but rarely do you know that horse riding is also a sport, both in the world and in Indonesia. Let's get to know who equestrian athletes in Indonesia have international achievements.

Is there an association in Indonesia, of course, there is, the association is known as Pordasi. The Indonesian Polo Association is also known as the PP Equestrian Polo Commission. PORDASI acts as a protector and supporter association of equestrian polo in Indonesia. The Indonesian Polo Association was reconstituted in June 2007 and was soon joined and recognized by the World Polo Association (Federation of International Polo).

The professions carried out by the Indonesian Polo Association include, among other things, inaugurating the handicaps of polo players in Indonesia, organizing national and international polo tournaments in Indonesia, and determining the safety standards for playing polo in Indonesia so that they comply with the rules given by the Federation of International Polo. So the question is, are there equestrian or polo athletes in Indonesia who have achieved international standards? Obviously, there is, here's the list.

Equestrian Athletes in Indonesia with International Achievements

Muhammad Akbar Kurniawan

(Win Gold Medal in Hong Kong)

Young Indonesian equestrian athlete, Muhammad Akbar Kurniawan managed to climb to the winner's podium at the prestigious Longines Master-HKJC Asian Junior Challenge 2019 in Hong Kong and this result adds to the 15-year-old athlete's list of achievements.

In this prestigious championship, the Indonesian athlete, who is fondly called Aan, competed in the 100 cm jumping class. Even though he is still relatively young, this Indonesian athlete was able to appear extraordinary in front of thousands of spectators in Hong Kong, Saturday 16 February 2019, even without dropping obstacles.

With that result, Aan has the right to receive a gold medal. The silver medal was won by the Taiwanese athlete, Tsu-Yen Lin with one mistake at a time. Although the bronze medal was won by the host athlete in Hong Kong, Vincent Capol.

Won Two Medals in Europe

Not only that, apparently this class 12/IPA SMAI Al-Azhar Kelapa Gading (Alazka) Jakarta student also won two medals in an international equestrian championship in Germany.

The equestrian athlete who is familiarly called Aan won the gold medal Number 19 Springprufung KI.L at the Aachen-Soers championship and won the silver medal Number 05 Springprufung KI.L (1.15 m).

"Alhamdulillah, I am definitely grateful to be able to win an international event in Germany," said Aan.

Nusrtdinov Zayan Fatih Wins Several Medals in Europe

Not only Muhammad Akbar Kurniawan was able to shine with his achievements in Europe, but the figure of Nusrtdinov Zayan Fatih was able to show off in programs in Europe by winning several achievements. In the arena at the Green Valley X-Master Netherlands, which competed in six classes covering Internal Club, Local, Regional, National, Elite, and International, Dinov - Nusrtdinov's nickname won and ranked second in the 95 cm Show Jumping class and the winner in the 110 cm Show Jumping class.

Dinov had to face tough competition in this elite class when he had to compete with 77 participants who came from various countries in the 115 cm Show Jumping class. However, the future Indonesian equestrian athlete from DNV Equestrian managed to finish in fifth place.

In the 2022 Beukers Indoor Equestrian Championships which were held at Manege Beukers, Oudkarspel, Netherlands, Dinov finished second best in the 110 cm Show Jumping class. At the Dutch national-level equestrian championship, Dinov had to compete strictly with 42 national-level participants who also came from several countries in Europe.

Ivanna Putri Santosa

Ivanna Putri Santosa, her name is included in the row of national equestrian pro athletes. Even though Ivanna's figure - as she was called -, was still young. However, her achievements in the world of quadruped sports are extraordinary.

At the age of 17 at that time, Ivanna was plotted to represent Indonesia at the international championship, namely at the U21 FEI Dressage in Doha Qatar in 2019. In this prestigious arena, the youngest daughter of the couple Chendra Santosa (Alm) and Anna Santosa is able to perch in 9th place.

This achievement was achieved not because of luck. But achieved thanks to extra hard training. Ivanna herself has been riding since she was 12 years old. Since he was 6 years old, she has been interested in horses.

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