The Indonesian Contingent Gold Medal Collection At The 2023 Shooting Championships

Indonesian (center) athletes get a gold medal at the 2023 Shooting World Championships. (Photo via Antara/Muhammad Ramdan)

JAKARTA - The gold medal at the Indonesian contingent at the World Shooting Championship or ISSF World Cup Rifle / Pistol 2023 which was held at the Senayan Shooting Field, increased. The addition came from the number 50m Rifle 3 Men's Team Position

It was Mohammad Hasan Busri/Trisnarmanto/Fathur Gustafiar who were able to present a gold medal for the Red and White, Saturday, February 4. In the final, they defeated the representative of Kazakhstan, Islam Satpaev/Matvey Timofeyev/Konstantin Malinovskiy with a landslide score of 17-3.

In the final round, Fathur took a standing position, Trisnarmanto targeted the target by kneeling or kneeling, and Hasan Busri pulled the rifle by lying down.

"In this final, we are grateful to be able to give our best, even though there are obstacles. We lost one point because there was an error. So the jury gave the opportunity to repeat and we were able to restore focus," said Fathur after the race.

"Yes, there was an error and I filed a protest and the jury gave me a chance. But it did affect my concentration," said Trisnarmanto.

Indonesia also ensured a gold medal with a 17-3 victory out of a total of 10 rounds that rolled. Kazakhstan must be satisfied with silver.

"We have been complementary since the qualifying round. In the first stage of qualifying, we were in fourth place. Then we entered the second stage of qualifying and performed well. The three of us strengthened each other and the result was that the team was strong. So it's not because of one person, but because we complement each other," said Fathur. The victory was extraordinary. Because, in the first stage of qualifying round, the Red and White squad was thrown in fourth position by pocketing 1,273 points.

Luckily in the second qualifying, Indonesia performed brilliantly after the Fathur combination, Trisnarmanto, Hasan Busri successfully led Indonesia to first place after packing 867 points.

With the addition of one gold medal from the number 50m Rifle Tiga Men's Team Position, Indonesia rose three levels to fifth in the temporary medal standings. The Red and White Team packed two gold and three bronze.

Previously, Arista Perdana Putri Darmoyo/Muhammad Iqbal Raia Prabowo also won gold in the 10m Air Pistol number of the Mixed Team.

Then bronze from Iqbal Raya in the number 10m Air Pistol Putra, Audrey Zahra Dhiyaanisa/Khairunnisa Salsabela/Masayyu Putri in the Women's Team Water Rifle number, and Lily Sulistyadewi Tirthajaya/Rihadatul Asyifa/Arista Perdana Putri Darmono who came down in the Putri Team's Air Pistol number.

Meanwhile, Hungary is still firmly at the top of the medal standings with three gold and one silver. Kazakhstan overshadowed in second place with two gold, four silver, two bronze. Then Austria and South Korea share a place in third place by collecting two gold, two silver, three bronze.