Asian Para Games 2023: Indonesia Wins Third Gold Medal

Indonesian athletic athlete, Ni Made Irianti Putri. (Photo: Twitter/@kemenpora)

JAKARTA – The Indonesian contingent secured its third gold medal at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Para Games through runner Ni Made Irianti Putri.

Ni Made finished in the Indonesian contingent securing the third gold medal at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Para Games through runner Ni Made Irianti Putri. first in the Women's 100m T12 final, Tuesday, October 24, 2023. She recorded a time of 12.52 seconds.

This time record not only brought Ni Made a gold medal at this four-yearly event, but also broke the Asian Para Games record.

Ni Made beat Indian representative Shimran who finished in second place with a time of 12.68 seconds and Shen Yaqin from China who recorded a time of 12.78 seconds to secure third place.

This is the second medal secured by Indonesia today. Before Ni Made, Indonesia had already received an additional one silver through Eko Saputro.

Eko finished second in the Men's 100m T`12 athletics. He was entitled to a silver medal after finishing with a time of 11.22 seconds.

The additional two medals mean that Indonesia has collected a total of 11 medals so far. The details are three gold, three silver, and five bronze medals.