Gold Again, Wushu Athlete Harris Horatius Wins Nanquan & Nangun Asian Games 2023

Harris Horatius presented a gold medal for Indonesia at the 2023 Asian Games. (IST)

JAKARTA - Indonesian Wushu athlete, Harris Horatius, succeeded in presenting the third gold medal for Indonesia at the 2023 Asian Games on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. Harris succeeded in winning gold in the men's nanquan & nangun all-round at the Xiaoshan Guali Sports Center.

In this match, Harris Horatius got a total of 19,506 points with 9,756 men's nanquan points and 9,750 men's nangun points.

The athlete born on October 11, 1995 was ahead of the South Korean athlete with a total of 19,472 points and the Macau athlete with 19,463.

The red and white are flying again at the 2023 Asian Games, this time for the achievements of the wushu branch. (IST)

Harris' success was the first gold medal for the Indonesian wushu team. On the other hand, this achievement is an improvement from the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, where Harris was ranked 9th out of 23 athletes.

"I congratulate Harris Horatius who won the Nanquan & Nangun Asian Games Hangzhou 2023. It is extraordinary to be proud to win Wushu gold in China at the Asian Games," he said.

"Thanks to this achievement, the Red and White Flag flew accompanied by the song Indonesia Raya. "Hopefully other Indonesian athletes can be motivated to win," said Marciano.

"Thank you for the hard work of athletes, coaches, officials and also the Chairman of the Indonesian Wushu Executive Board (PB.WI) Dr. "(H.C.) Ir. Airlangga Hartarto and his staff have worked to produce world-class athletes at the 2023 Asian Games," added the Chairman of the Central KONI.