Fajar/Rian Hope They Can Still Appear At The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Fajar/Rian want to appear at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA - Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto failed to win a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which was his debut at the event.

Fajar/Rian were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing against the world number 1 men's doubles from China, Liang Wei Limbung/Wang Chan.

No wonder that failure taught them many lessons. They now have high hopes for bringing the experience to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

However, pessimistic tones also came. This cannot be separated from Fajar/Rian's age in 2028.

If you calculate the next four years, Fajar will turn 33 years old, while Rian is 32 years old.

Therefore, they do not want to boast about the opportunity to play in the 2028 Olympics. However, for them nothing is impossible.

"I personally, yes, nothing is impossible. If you look at the history, there are also many surprising Olympics," said Fajar.

"For example, Sis Greysia (Polii). At the age of 34 you can win at the Olympics (Tokyo 2020). So, what is impossible, anything can happen."

"However, we do not want to have high expectations because there are still many extraordinary young players, especially in Indonesia there are also many superior seeds. Whether to play or not (at the Olympics), we can still enjoy the process in badminton," he said again.

With three money, Rian said that currently they want to enjoy the process. Most importantly, there is still a long time to prove the feasibility of appearing in the 2028 Olympics.

"Obviously we learned a lot from the 2024 Olympics. For the future, we want to enjoy it more for every game," said Rian.

Meanwhile, Fajar/Rian this year presented the All England 2024 title before appearing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.