Day: August 6, 2022

Thus, the federation (PRUI) has been doing a great job.

Jakarta Indonesian men’s and women’s rugby sevens national teams are expected to rank in the top three at the 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy on August 6-7, 2022, at the Gelora Bung Karno Rugby Pitch, Jakarta.

Chairman of the Executive Board of the Association of Rugby Union Indonesia (PB PRUI) Didik Mukhriyanto stated here on Saturday that his side was grateful to Asia Rugby, the governing body of rugby associations of Asian countries, for entrusting Indonesia to host the event again after having successfully held the competition in 2019.

In Indonesia, rugby was competed for the first time in the National Sports Week (PON) at the XX Papua PON, held on October 2-15, 2021, to encourage the development of sports at the national level.

The PB PRUI chairman noted that the sports will also be contested at the XXI Aceh-North Sumatra PON in 2024

He expected eight events of rugby to be competed at the next PON.

Furthermore, he expressed hope that the Indonesian rugby national team would be able to partake in the next Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and Asian Games.

On the same occasion, President of Asia Rugby Qais Abdulla Al Dhalai said that this edition was the biggest Asian Rugby Sevens Trophy in history, with the participation of 19 teams, comprising 12 men’s teams and seven women’s teams.

“This is one of the biggest events in Asian history. We have never had 19 teams in one event. We hope the two days (of the implementation of the tournament) will be great — today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday),” he stated.

Furthermore, he lauded the development of rugby in Indonesia in recent years as was apparent from the success of the Indonesian women’s national team in defeating Nepal, with a score of 43-0 in their first match.

“Rugby in Indonesia is improving rapidly. We, Asia Rugby, monitors (the development of rugby) in 36 countries in Asia, and Indonesia is one of the countries with the fastest improvement. Thus, the federation (PRUI) has been doing a great job,” Dhalai remarked.

A total of 19 teams from 16 countries — Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand, Iran, Nepal, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, and Guam — are participating in the 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Trophy.

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Jakarta The professional men’s tennis tournament AMMAN International Tennis Championship is being organized once again in Indonesia after the COVID-19 pandemic upended activities and life for two years.

The championship, included in the official competition calendar of the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF’s) Men’s World Tennis, will be held in two series for a period of two weeks at the Sultan Hotel, here, on August 7-21, 2022.

“Some 18 countries have registered, and the matches will be of high quality,” Chairman of the Indonesian Tennis Association’s Central Management (PP Pelti) Rildo Ananda Anwar noted in a press conference here on Saturday.

This is Indonesia’s opportunity to be able to receive wildcard and experience in competing in an international tournament, he stated.

The AMMAN International Tennis Championship provides a total prize of US$15 thousand, or around Rp225 million, for each series.

This event is an entry-level professional tournament that will be beneficial for the host country’s tennis to rack up international ranking points.

Every AMMAN International Tennis Championship series feature 32 main round slots and 48 spaces in the qualification round of a single event.

Meanwhile, in the doubles sector, only 16 pairs have the right to compete in the main round.

According to the ITF site, the Indian tennis athlete Sasikumar Mukund, who ranks 441st in the world, will be the top player during the first series of the championship.

The 18 countries that participate in the tournament comprise Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Russia and France, and South Africa.

The host country will deploy its ace athletes, such as Muhammad Rifqi Fitriadi, who was part of the national team that bagged the silver medal during the men’s group in the 2022 SEA Games in Vietnam.

Moreover, Nathan Anthony Barki is currently the best junior tennis player in Indonesia.

In addition, two other Indonesian tennis athletes — Achad Imam Ma’ruf and Rifqy Sukma Ramadhan — received the main lottery wildcard.

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Solo, Central Java Indonesia emerged as the general champion in the para table tennis sport branch in the 2022 ASEAN Para Games (APG) XI at Solo Techno Park, Central Java, by clocking an achievement of 27 gold medals.

Indonesia NPC’s table tennis coach Bayu Widihapsara Purba noted here on Saturday that during the final round, the Indonesian contingent bagged six gold medals from 10 events that it participated in.

The Indonesian para table tennis team secured a total of 65 medals comprising 27 gold, 16 silver, and 22 bronze medals.

“Indonesia also became the general champion of APG this year,” he remarked.

According to Purba, Indonesia’s achievement of gold medals in the table tennis branch exceeded the initial target of 12 gold medals.

Thailand ranks second, with a medal collection of 21 gold, 24 silver, and 12 bronze medals, while Timor-Leste is placed third, with two gold and three bronze medals.

Malaysia ranks fourth, with one gold and one silver; the Philippines is in fifth place, with one silver and 11 bronze, while Vietnam is ranked sixth, with one silver and 10 bronze medals.

Singapore was placed seventh, with one silver and three bronze medals, followed by Cambodia, with one bronze medal. Meanwhile, Brunei Darussalam, Laos, and Myanmar did not bag any medal in para table tennis.

Indonesia’s success in para table tennis is owing to the hard work and fighting spirit of athletes to become the best, Purba explained.

Table tennis athletes played splendidly and unbelievably managed to beat top athletes from other countries, he affirmed.

What comes as a surprise is the fact that Leli Marlina, who competed in the women’s singles TT5 class, and Sili Fadilah, women’s singles TT7 class, managed to bag a gold medal, he noted.

This achievement was beyond the country’s target, he remarked.

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Surakarta, Central Java The Indonesian contingent has emerged victorious as the 2022 ASEAN Para Games (APG) general champion after securing at least one medal in every competition of the multi-sport event.

Before the ASEAN Para Games closing ceremony at Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Central Java, the Indonesia contingent successfully bagged 177 gold, 141 silver, and 110 bronze medals.

By taking first place in the current edition, Indonesia has managed to successfully defend its general champion title for two consecutive editions. It had won at the previous ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In the current edition, para-athletics was the highest contributor to the medal tally of the Indonesian contingent, fetching 63 gold, 44 silver, and 24 bronze medals.

Para-swimming athletes achieved a total of 29 gold, 31 silver, and 27 bronze medals, while para-table tennis athletes won 27 gold, 16 silver, and 22 bronze medals.

Para-powerlifting athletes contributed 18 gold and 6 bronze medals to the national tally, while para-chess athletes clinched 13 gold, 19 silver, and 8 bronze medals, and para-badminton players won 13 gold, 9 silver, and 8 bronze medals.

Meanwhile, blind judo para-athletes claimed nine gold, five silver, and three bronze medals, while para-archery athletes secured three gold, three silver, and four bronze medals.

Boccia contributed one gold, four silver, and six bronze medals, and sitting volleyball para-athletes snatched one gold medal and one bronze medal.

However, the Indonesian contingent failed to strike gold only in four sports: wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, cerebral palsy (CP) football, and goalball.

The Indonesian contingent managed two bronze medals in wheelchair basketball, two silver medals and two bronze medals in wheelchair tennis, one silver medal in CP football, and one silver medal and one bronze medal in goalball.

Chef de Mission (CdM), Andi Herman, said that the national contingent has largely fulfilled the target set by the CdM.

“All the targets set by the CdM have been fulfilled all except in one, namely CP football, when we lost the penalty against Thailand. We got only a silver medal despite our prediction (of getting a) gold medal,” Herman added.

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Jakarta President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially closed the 11th ASEAN Para Games at Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Central Java, on Saturday night.

“By giving thanks to Allah SWT, Alhamdulillahirabbil ‘alamin, I declare the 11th ASEAN Para Games 2022 closed tonight. See you at the 12th ASEAN Para Games in 2023 in Cambodia,” he remarked. His speech was broadcast live on the Presidential Secretariat’s Youtube channel, which was followed from here.

Indonesia is very proud to have hosted the 2022 ASEAN Para Games, he said, and expressed gratitude to the 1,248 athletes from ASEAN countries who participated in the multi-sport event.

“Thank you for delivering the message that limitations and difficulties are not obstacles. With commitment and hard work, people with disabilities are able to score a million achievements,” President Jokowi remarked.

The solidarity among ASEAN countries demonstrated by the athletes will become an immense power for ASEAN and people with disabilities.

“We continuously support the initiatives of people with disabilities. Let’s make ASEAN Para Games next year in Cambodia a success,” he said.

The President also expressed his gratitude to delegates from all countries, especially athletes for their sportsmanship and sense of brotherhood.

“Thanks to the APSF (ASEAN Para Sports Federation), International Sports Federations, National Paralympic Committees (NPC), and the 11th ASEAN Para Games National Committee. I also thank the Governor of Central Java, the Mayor of Surakarta, and the people of Solo and Greater Solo, who have been a very friendly host,” he remarked.

The Indonesian contingent was confirmed as the general champion of the 11th APG with a medal tally of 177 golds, 141 silvers, and 110 bronzes.

This is the third time that Indonesia has managed to finish as general champion at the ASEAN Para Games after claiming the title in Naypyidaw, Myanmar (2014) and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2017).

Source: Antara News