JAKARTA - The Indonesian archery team will face the United States in the mixed team elimination round which will take place on Saturday, July 24 tomorrow.
In this number, Indonesia will be represented by Diananda Choirunisa and Riau Ega Agatha Salsabila based on the individual rankings of the two athletes.
Diananda as the only female archer in Indonesia was ranked 40th individually with 631 points, while Riau Ega was in 15th position with 666 points.
Previously, the woman who is familiarly called Nisa also qualified for the top 32 of the women's individual number at the age of 40 in the ranking determination at Yumenoshina Park today after scoring a score of 631.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian men's recurve team strengthened by Riau Ega Agatha Salsabila, Arif Dwi Pangestu, and Alviyanto Bagas Prastiyadi also qualified for the quarter-finals after placing 7th.
As for the individual numbers, Riau Ega Agatha Salsabila finished in 15th place (666 points), followed by Alviyanto Prastyadi in 26th place (score 658), and Arif Dwi Pangestu in 32nd place (655 points). They qualified for the round of 32.
The Indonesian archery team will compete in four events at the Tokyo Olympics, namely women's and men's individuals, and mixed teams.
In response, Chef de Mission (CdM) Indonesia, Rosan P Roeslani, who witnessed the ranking round at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field, Tokyo, today admitted that he was proud of the results achieved by the Red and White archery team.
"I am incredibly proud of their enthusiasm," said Rosan in an official statement received by the editors.
Rosan realized that in the ranking round, the athletes still seemed to adapt to the strong wind conditions at the venue. To that end, he asked them to stay focused and hope to achieve maximum results in Saturday's match.
"I saw that the enthusiasm of my friends was very high, and I said that I had to stay focused to give the best results for Indonesia. Don't be too nervous because the atmosphere of the match is also nervous, right?" continued Rosan.
"Hopefully the boys can get better results when they play tomorrow's game," he concluded.
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