Papua Wins Gold In PON Rock Climbing Mixed Speed Number

Chairman I of the Central Board of the Indonesian Rock Climbing Federation (FPTI) Rudy Fitryano during a press conference session (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Male and female rock climbing athletes Abas Hamid and Nesthy Stella Iriani Pedai won one gold from the mixed classic speed number on behalf of the Papuan contingent at the XX National Sports Week (PON) in Mimika, Papua.

Rudy Fitryano as Chairman I of the Central Board of the Indonesian Rock Climbing Federation (FPTI) said that the gold medal will be handed over on Tuesday afternoon.

"We have issued one medal in the classic mixed speed number, where the Papuan contingent won gold and the silver was East Java, and the bronze was DKI Jakarta," said Rudy in a press conference session at the SP2 Mimika Rock Climbing Arena as reported by Antara.

Rudy explained that the winner for the mixed classic speed category was obtained from the sum of the fastest times of each athlete, with details of Abas Hamid achieving a time of 08.368 seconds for lane one (lane A) and 09.330 seconds for lane two (lane B), then Nesthy Stella Iriani Pedai. (Papua) achieved a time of 17.066 seconds for lane A and 14.825 seconds for lane B.

The total record time of both is 34.58 seconds, being the fastest in the mixed classic speed number.

Furthermore, the silver medal winners on behalf of the East Java contingent were Rahmad Adi and Dorifatus Safiiyah with a total time of 34.59 seconds.

While the bronze medalists on behalf of the Jakarta contingent were husband and wife pair Aspar Jaelolo and Mudji Mulyani with a total time of 37.20 seconds.