JAKARTA - The Indonesian contingent made a surprise at the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games after stabbing to sixth place in the medal standings. The success of surpassing the target is inseparable from the brilliant achievements of the para swimming branch which reaped gold medals.
Indonesia experienced a surge in medal earnings. The Red and White team successfully collected 44 medals with 15 gold medals, 20 silver medals and 9 bronze medals. The medal haul far exceeded the initial expectations which only targeted 4 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze.
With the medal, Indonesia ranked sixth. Meanwhile, the leader of the standings was dominated by Uzbekistan which won 96 gold medals, 55 silver and 35 bronze.
Among ASEAN countries, Indonesia is still losing to Thailand which managed to rank fourth. Thailand was able to reap 23 gold, 25 silver and 29 bronze. The competition between the two Southeast Asian countries is predicted to continue at the 2025 ASEA Para Games with Thailand acting as the host.
Indonesia itself harvested medals through the para swimming sports branch. The athletes completed the para swimming branch with 11 gold medals, 11 silver medals and 4 bronze medals.
Abdil Majid Rahman became one of the athletes who performed impressively when he competed in six race events at the Hamdan Sports Complex. Abdil surprisingly won four gold medals and two silver medals.
The success of this athlete from Kampar Regency, Riau, is equal to the medal collection of Siti Aisyah. Siti, who is from West Sumatra, became the first gold medal winner for the Indonesian contingent and added three gold medals on the last day of the swimming para competition.
Meanwhile, the athlete from Central Java, Iput Etri Hafana, won two gold medals and another gold medal in the para swimming category was won by an athlete from Bali, I Komang Aditya Pradnyana.
Indonesian Para Swimming Coach, Agni Herarta Anindya Satria, expressed happiness after eight athletes who were brought to Dubai managed to win a total of 26 medals.
"This is a surprise because from the beginning we didn't set a high target at all. The reason is that the coaching team is still blind to the opponent's strength," said Agni Herarti when giving information at the Dubai Club For People of Determination, Friday, December 12, 2025 at night local time.
"From the coaching team, they are actually more focused on the time achievement of the athletes. Not all athletes can achieve the best time, but they have shown progress from training by achieving better results during the race," said Agni Herarta.
According to him, Abdil is one of the athletes who have shown tremendous progress. He completed the 100-meter breaststroke S7 competition in the 12-16 age category with a time of 1 minute 21 seconds.
The time record has entered the qualification standard for competing in the Para Swimming World Championship. Agni Herarta is optimistic about the future of young athletes who have achieved success in the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games.
"We are optimistic about their future. In terms of age, they are still very young and have the potential to achieve higher achievements," said Agni Herarta.
Meanwhile, Abdil Majid Rahman admitted that he was happy to be able to present four gold medals and two silver medals for Indonesia. According to this athlete who was trained at the Special School for the Disabled (SKODI), the struggle to undergo training in Solo City since November 2023 has finally borne fruit.
"Winning this medal was a surprise for me because this is the first time I have competed in an international event. The competition in all the competition numbers is very tight. I didn't expect to win six medals," said Abdil, who is preparing to appear at the ASEAN Para Games 2025.
"I dedicate this medal to SKODI, the province, my father and mother," said the athlete born on February 21, 2009.
Apart from the para swimming event, Indonesia also got additional medals from the para athletics event which won three gold and four silver medals. From athletics, Indonesia still has the potential to win medals.
Indonesia also still has the opportunity to get another medal from the para-badminton sport which has been a mainstay since the beginning.
The badminton athletes will play the final match at the Etisalat Academy Dubai venue. Not to forget the athletes from the boccia sport. There are three numbers that have the potential to win gold medals.
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