JAKARTA - Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (Menpora RI) Zainudin Amali inaugurated and released 23 Indonesian athletes to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The inauguration and release of Paralympic athletes were carried out on Saturday, August 14, morning WIB.
Menpora Amali hoped that the Indonesian contingent who went to the Paralympic Games battlefield in Tokyo could return to the country with medals.
"Warm greetings from Mr. President Joko Widodo, I hope the Indonesian contingent will succeed in the Tokyo Paralympic event again with medals as a result of their coaching so far," said the Minister of Youth and Sports Amali in a virtual event, Saturday, August 14.
"God willing, if the time allows, the President will directly receive the contingent who will return from Tokyo," he continued.
Furthermore, Amali was grateful that at the Tokyo Olympics which had just closed, Indonesia was still able to show achievements with the acquisition of one gold medal, one silver, and three bronze medals.
He hopes that the enthusiasm shown by the athletes at the Olympics can inspire and trigger the fighting spirit of the athletes who will take part in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
"You must be able to show that there is no difference in sports. Limitations are not a barrier to achievement, but you must show that the spirit of sports is all the same," said the Minister of Youth and Sports.
"I advise the athletes, all of you have participated in single events in various countries and earned points. This is a struggle that is not easy. You have entered the national training center since October, which means that you have been practicing and preparing for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic," he continued.
Although it must be realized that it is not easy for athletes to train in the midst of a pandemic, said the Minister of Youth and Sports, athletes from other countries have experienced the same thing. Therefore, Indonesian athletes should not feel that there is something more or behind athletes from other countries.
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"Our start is the same, the beginning of the pandemic is the same, the way of training may be different but I think as a big nation all of you athletes present in Tokyo not only represent yourself, your family, NPCs but you all represent more than 267 million Indonesian people, you are competing on behalf of the nation and state," said the Minister of Youth and Sports.
The government hopes that athletes can show their best abilities on the field later. "All out to compete and fight because you are all heroes of Indonesian sports. As heroes, there is a spirit of knights who never give up and compete until the end," said Amali.
Amali admitted that he believed and believed that the athletes and teams who would go to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games were the chosen ones.
"Many people want to, but today you are the chosen one to represent the country, fly the red and white flag, play the anthem Indonesia Raya at the Tokyo Paralympic event. That's why I hope to focus on the match. Don't think about anything because everything has been prepared by the NPC, the government, and your task, the athletes. just compete, focus on the concentration of every match you face," Amali said in his direction.
Amali also hopes that the athletes will leave with joy so that they return to their homeland with pride. He again advised the athletes to use this opportunity as well as possible. And consider this Tokyo 2020 Paralympic as the last chance to excel.
Thus, according to Amali, there will definitely be enthusiasm and a sense that athletes must excel and return to their homeland full of pride for all Indonesian people.
"The Paralympic is the highest event for our athletes. It's not necessarily the case that you will be chosen to represent this country in Paris 2024. Therefore, I ask that you consider the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic as the last Paralympic you will participate in. Don't think that I'm not optimal. Paris 2024, not necessarily. The passage of time will determine because the preparations are getting tighter and more numerous," said Minister of Youth and Sports Amali.
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