Safira Dwi Meilani's Mentally Beautiful Plate Was Shaken Before Getting The 2023 SEA Games Gold Medal

Beautiful fighter from Indonesia, Safira Dwi Meilani. (Photo via Antara)

JAKARTA - A beautiful fighter from Indonesia, Safira Dwi Meilani, successfully won the Cambodia 2023 SEA Games gold medal in class B women's match number B. She defeated Vietnam's Nguyen Hoang Hong An in the final.

But before being declared the winner, Safira's mentality was shaken. He was stressed because he was declared defeated even though he was in a leadership condition.

In that match, Safira was leading the points with a 61-43 lead with 18 seconds remaining. He then experienced a shoulder dislocation, which made the jury decide to stop and win Nguyen.

The Indonesian team then protested against the decision, and later it was decided that Safira was entitled to the gold medal in that class. "If that's the case, I was stressed by the judge's decision because we VAR was not accepted. So after the appeal, thank God it was approved, thank God. If the sustenance is not there," said Safira. Safira's success in bringing gold medals is getting more special because this is the first time the 23-year-old girl has participated in the SEA Games.

He stated that there was a lot of input from the senior athletes who helped him overcome various obstacles during the competition in the multi-pronged Southeast Asia event.

"Yes, if that's the case, I will also learn from seniors because international matches are not easy. So indeed we have to be mentally strong. That's why I can control my emotions," said Safira, who comes from the Bangau Ruyung Silat College. The shoulder injury experienced by Safira may take time to recover completely. However, he stated that he was not interested in moving to an art number with less potential injury.

He actually felt that his maximum ability was in the fighting number. "If the (seni) number doesn't know yet. The problem is that competition in Indonesia even if the art number is more difficult than a match, yes. If the art might be controlled by West Java, Jakarta. If we match, it's a lucky factor, and only the foresight factor," said the woman born in Kudus. Safira hopes that she can still be trusted to strengthen the Indonesian national silat team, so that it can be deployed in other international events in the future. He said that the closest championship plan is the 2023 Pencak Silat World Championship which is planned to take place at the end of the year.