Take A Time Of 2 Hours 49 Minutes, Rikki Simbolon Champions National Marathon 42 Km In Bali

Photo: Doc. Antara

BALI - Rikki Martin Simbolon (27) has won the first national marathon for men at the Maybank Marathon 2022 in Bali for the first time.

"I feel happy because this is the first time I have participated, especially since the route is extreme. I was 2 hours 34 minutes 49 seconds for a distance of 42 kilometers," said Rikki in Gianyar Regency, Bali as reported by Antara, Sunday, August 28.

To the media, Rikki admitted that at that time it was his best achievement. Considering that the son from Medan had only participated in the marathon running competition twice, previously in the Indonesia Marathon he was on the podium two with a time of 2 hours 37 minutes.

In the previous event, Rikki's time was below the achievement of Agus Prayogo who was the gold medalist in the marathon for Indonesia at the previous SEA Games, but at the previous 10th Maybank Marathon Rikki was able to overtake the senior position.

"I didn't think it was because my rival was tough on national athletes, PON, SEA Games. This is the preparation of the coach, for the program up to a long run of 30 kilometers," he said.

For his first achievement, the member of the Indonesian Army hopes that in the future his name will be increasingly looked at in athletics, especially running marathons.

In the Maybank Marathon 2022 which was carried out at the Ida Bagus Mantra Bypass, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Rikki Simbolon managed to bring home Rp125 million as the first podium, followed by Agus Prayogo and Welman Pasaribu.