Asian Para Games 2023: Indonesian Contingent Harvests Gold Medals Again

Athlete Boccia Indonesia, Felix Ardi Yudha. (Photo: Twitter/@Kemenpora)

JAKARTA The Indonesian contingent received two additional gold medals at the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Para Games through Kacung Setiawan and Felix Ardhi Yudha. This is the sixth and seventh gold medals in the Red and White team.

Kacung presented the gold medal from the sports head of Lawn Bowls number Men's Single B2, Tuesday, Wednesday, October 25 at noon WIB. He defeated Malaysian athlete, Muhamad Ayub Bin Mohd, with a score of 15-8 in the final round.

Meanwhile, Felix Ardi Yudha managed to present a gold medal for Indonesia through the Boccia sport in the Men's Individual BC2 number. In the final round, Felix successfully defeated Lee Chee Hong from Malaysia with a score of 5-3.

This is the third and fourth gold medals that Indonesia got today, Wednesday, October 25. Two gold before being presented by Saptoyogo Purnomo and Roma Siska Tampubolon.

Saptoyogo Purnomo won his second gold medal in Men's 200m T37, while Roma Siska got gold at Blind Judo number women's + 70kg J1.

In addition to the gold medal, there were also additional silver medals obtained by the classic bowls athlete, Dwi Widiantoro, who took part in Men's Single B1. The same score was also won by Nimatul Fauziyah who competed in the women single B1.

The silver medal was obtained by bicycle racing athlete Muhammad Fadli Imammuddin who dropped in the men's C4-54000 meter individual pursuit

In addition, Indonesia has also increased the treasurer of bronze medals through Alfin Nomleni (athletics, men's 400m T20), Khalimatus Sadiyah (badminton para, SL4 singles), Muhammad Afrizal Syafa (boccia, men's individual BC1), and Julia Verawati Sembendar (lawn bowls, women's single B2).

Previously, three bronze medals were donated by Jaenal Aripin from the Men's 100m T54 Athletics number Para Athletics, Wahyu Retno Wulandari/Mahda Aulia archery for women's double recurve open, and Rahmad Hidayat from the Table Tennis sport Men's single class 6.