The Unpleasant Story Of Brandon Jawato In The Kampung Atlet SEA Games 2023 Cambodia

Indonesian basketball athlete, Brandon van Dorn Jawato. (Photo via Antara)

JAKARTA - An unpleasant thing was experienced by Indonesian basketball athlete Brandon van Dorn Jawato while staying at the 2023 SEA Games athlete village at Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Brandon admitted that he was stung by tomcat-type insects while staying there. The Indonesian men's basketball national team finally chose to move to a hotel in the Phnom Penh area which is 20 km from the location of the Morodok Techo Indoor Sports Center match, Phnom Penh.

"Yes, there (the athletes' villages) were uncomfortable. We ended up just staying there last night and moving to the hotel. The water was not good, I was even stung by tomcat," said Brandon Jawato.

Complaints regarding the place where the athletes were staying were previously also conveyed by athletes from badminton. The reason is, the rooms they occupied were leaking when heavy rains accompanied by winds flushed Phnom Penh, Monday, May 8, in the afternoon until the evening.

The room is on the third floor occupied by Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi, Mutiara Ayu Puspitasari, and Stephanie Widjaja. The manager of the Indonesian Badminton Team Eddy Prayitno confirmed the condition of the three athletes' rooms.

"We immediately reported it to the Cluster Manager and immediately handled it quickly. Then improvements were made on the ceiling of the room and new mattresses were prepared to be placed in the next room," said Eddy.

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Brandon Jawato and his friends will start the 2023 SEA Games Group B match against Laos, Wednesday, May 10. Coach Milos Pejic's squad carries a mission to defend the gold medal won last year at the XXXI/2021 Vietnam SEA Games.

Apart from Laos, Thailand and Vietnam are also in the same group as Indonesia. At the 2023 SEA Games, Indonesia was present with 12 best players.

In addition to Brandon Jawanto, there are Yudha Saputera, Andakara Prastawa, Dame Diagne, Juan Laurent Kokodiputra, Vincent Rivaldi Kosasih, Widyantara Putra Teja, Muhammad Arighi, Ramot Gemilang, Julian Chalias, Anthony Beane Jr, andmanfaat Prosper.

From these names, six of them have just joined the Red and White squad, namely Widyantara Putra Teja, Anthony Beane Jr, Muhammad Arighi, Badminton Ramot Gemilang, Julian Chalias, and Badminton Prosper.

They were present to replace Michael Derrick, Abraham Damar Grahita, Arki Dikania Wisnu, Marques Bolden, Agas Goantara, and Hardianus who last year brought Indonesia to a history of winning gold medals.

They did not join the national team due to injury problems or administrative matters with the club.