Profile Of Arif Dwi Pangestu, Archery Athlete Who Successfully Secured Tickets For The Paris Olympics

Indonesian archery athlete Arif Dwi Pangestu (Photo: via Antara/Perpani)

YOGYAKARTA Some people may want to know the profile of Arif Dwi Pangestu, an archery athlete who managed to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Previously, Indonesia had sealed one ticket for the 2024 Paris Olympics from archery through archery athlete Arif Dwi Pangestu.

This assurance was obtained after Arif qualified for the semifinals of the 2023 World Archery Championship which was staged in Berlin, Germany from July 31 to August 6, 2023.

Arif's journey to the semifinals began when he was an Israeli archer, Niv Frenkel in the last 48 elimination round with a score of 6-0, then beat Su Yu Yang (Taiwan) 7-3 in the round of 24.

In the round of 16, Arif silenced Turkish archer Tumer Berkim 6-2. The 19-year-old athlete's consistency continued until the last 8 preliminary round. He eliminated South Korean representative Kim Woojin 6-5.

Furthermore, Arif advanced to the quarter-finals after riding Japanese archer Saito Fumiya 6-5. Arif's move only stopped after meeting Peters Eric (Canada) in the semifinals. Arif lost to Peters 4-6.

Despite losing, Arif said he was satisfied because he was able to win one ticket to the Olympics. Even though he was in fourth place, he got the opportunity to play at the 2024 Paris Olympics because Mete Gazoz, world champion at this event, had already secured a ticket to the Paris Olympics through the Turkish men's team.

"I was very happy when I found out I got a ticket quota for the 2024 Paris Olympics. I dedicate it specifically to Indonesia," said Arif, quoted from Antara, Saturday, August 12, 2023.

Summarized from various sources, Arif Dwi Pangestu is an Indonesian men's recurve archery athlete. He is often deployed in various international archery championships.

Arif has competed in the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships which was staged in Rosario, Argentina.

The Bantul Birth Athlete, March 24, 2004, also represented Indonesia at the 2019 SEA Games, in the individual and men's team recurve categories, and won gold medals for the team category, along with Riau Ega Agatha and Hendra Purnama.

At the Olympic level, Arif was one of the athletes deployed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and was ranked 32nd.

After becoming a semifinalist at the World Archery Championships in Berlin, Germany which was held last weekend, Arif is ranked 48th in the world.

Some of the achievements that Arif has made, among others:

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