Many New Records Appeared At PON Papua, Here Is The List

West Java contingent athlete Tyas Murtiningsih successfully broke the record during the preliminary round (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) is indeed full of records, apart from being held for the first time on Earth Cenderawasih, many new records have also been broken in the biggest four-year sports championship in the country.

Based on data compiled by Antara, Thursday, October 7, many new records were set in athletics which were held at Mimika Sport Complex (MSC), Mimika. The previously broken record lasted quite a long time.

One of them is the women's 100-meter run. West Java contingent athlete Tyas Murtiningsih successfully broke the record during the preliminary round with a time of 11.67 seconds. The old record was held by Irene Joseph (11.73 seconds) which was recorded at the 2000 PON in East Java.

"Alhamdulillah, I'm grateful. At first, I didn't expect (to break the record)", said Tyas to Antara at the Mimika Sport Complex, Mimika, Papua, Wednesday.

Tyas Murtiningsih's record was special because it was closed by winning a gold medal in the final round. However, the time record did not sharpen the newly broken record, which was 11.79 seconds.

The next record was scored by the 110-meter hurdles athlete Rio Maholtra. The athlete from South Sumatra recorded a time of 14.11 seconds. The previous record was held by Eli Zakaria from East Java which was recorded at the 2004 PON in South Sumatra with a time of 14.16 seconds.

"Actually, if I'm honest, this year's PON is a championship that I feel the most nervous about, I feel faint. Finally, I can complete the task. The gold target by the province has been completed. Thank God", said Rio Maholtra.

Do not miss the senior athletic athlete Maria Londa. The athlete from the Bali contingent successfully broke the PON record in his own name as well as won a gold medal for the triple jump from 13.52 meters to 13.60 meters.

"Hopefully many more achievements, many more records to be broken in this beautiful stadium", said Maria after the medal presentation at Mimika Sport Complex, Mimika.

From the aquatic pool, East Java female pool diver, Vania Elvira Elent Rahmadani, also set a new record in the women's 400-meter surface after setting a time of 3 minutes 29.07 seconds. This is faster than the record of her compatriot, Angeline Soegianto which was scored at the 2016 PON in West Java with a time of 3 minutes 30.16 seconds.