Indonesian Athletes Win Gold Medals At The 2022 ASEAN Taekwondo Championship

Indonesian athlete, Ossanando Naufal Khairudin, won a gold medal in the 15th ASEAN Taekwondo Championship 2022. (Photo: Kemlu.go.id )

JAKARTA - Proud news came from young athletes who appeared in the 15th ASEAN Taekwondo Championship 2022 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Dropped in the Kyoroji category or the fight in six different classes on Friday, April 1, a number of medals were won, including one gold medal.

The gold medal was presented by Ossanando Naufal Khairudin from the U-74 kg men's class. Ossanando won the final match against athletes from Vietnam.

Not only won a gold medal, Indonesian representatives in this event also brought three silver and two bronze.

Silvana Lamada (women's class U-67 kg), Dinda Putri Lestari (U-67 kg) and Nicholas Armanto (U-87 kg) won three silver medals. Meanwhile, two bronze medals were won by Kenny Rafael (U-63 kg) and Glorya Rinny Keleyen (U-53 kg).

The Indonesian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Agustaviano Sofjan, welcomed this proud achievement. Apart from congratulating Agustaviano, he also hopes that this achievement can trigger other achievements.

"Hopefully the achievements of young Indonesian Taekwondo athletes can continue to improve and develop in various other international Taekwondo Championships," he said as quoted from the ministry.go.id

The success of these young national athletes in the Championship in Ho Chi Minh City cannot be separated from the training of the coaches who continue to accompany them, namely Andi Cahyadi, Vinny Purnamawati Yuspendi and Hasbullah.

The coaches said that this event was a good opportunity to prepare before appearing at the SEA Games which will take place in mid-May 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam and the 2022 Asian Games.