Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games: Indonesia's Gold Medal Increases By One From BMX Putri

Amerya Nur Sifa (right) and her fellow female BMX riders at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, Jasmine Azzahra Setyobudi. (Between)

JAKARTA - The women's BMX Racing number bicycle branch contributed a fourth gold medal for the Indonesian contingent at the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games, after Amelya Nur Sifa won on Sunday, October 1.

In the race held at the Chun'an Jieshou Sports Center BMX Course, Amelya recorded a time of 44,065 seconds in the first heat, 43,290 seconds in the second heat, and 43,918 seconds in the third heat.

Thus Amelya collected three points, two points, and one point to make him have a total of six points.

Amelya's victory was even sweeter because her partner Jasmine Azzahra Setyobudi won a bronze medal, with a record of 45,244 seconds in the first heat, 43,551 seconds in the second heat, and 43,956 seconds in the third heat.

In total Jasmine collected four points, three, and two points, to put her in third place.

The silver medal fell to Chinese athlete Quanquan Gu with a record 42.483 seconds in the first heat, 41.827 seconds in the second heat, and 45,964 seconds in the third heat.

"Frankly, it was fierce, between Indonesia and China. Indeed, the gap is quite far from other countries, so the top four positions are controlled by Indonesian and Chinese racers," said cycling national team coach Dadang Haries when contacted by telephone.

"So earlier in the final time we had to really compete with strategies where we had to put the rider in the right position. Alhamdulillah, the strategy could run, and China could not move on with the strategy we implemented," Dadang said as quoted by Antara.