JAKARTA - Indonesian fighter, Muhamad Yachser Arafa, failed to donate a gold medal in the men's number C 50-60 Kg SEA Games 2021 at Bac Tu Liem Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, May 16.
He was disqualified because he was deemed to have committed a serious violation which caused his opponent from Singapore Muhammad Hazim to be carried off the field on a stretcher.
The coach of the Indonesian pencak silat team, Indro Catur Haryono, said that the violation should not result in disqualification for the athlete.
"This is not a very hard violation, the athlete can still move his legs and head. But regarding this, we are not protesting, because it is also difficult," said Catur, as reported by Antara, Monday, May 16.
This is different from the previous match between M Khoiruddin Mustakim and the representative of Malaysia, Muhammad Hairi Adib Bin Azhar, in which a protest was filed to the Competition Committee.
The coaching team assessed that Mustakim did not kick in the face, but the opponent made a bowing motion so that it seemed like he was aiming at the face.
"If we lose, we say defeat, sporting. But this loses because there are alignments. Let's just say that, there is no element of self-defense. I don't want to blame anyone, but what is clear is that we have all the video recordings,” said Indro.
So far, the Indonesian silat team has collected one gold medal and three silver medals. The gold medal was won by the women's art pair, Riska Hermawan and Ririn Rinasih.
The Indonesian Silat Team has practically failed to meet the target of four gold medals at the 2021 SEA Games.
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