Cidiss. President Joko Widodo is optimistic from the start that the target of the 16 Indonesian gold medals in the 2018 Asian Games will be exceeded. “I think there are still many opportunities in several sports,” President Jokowi said when visiting former President BJ. Habibie in the Presidential Hospital complex of the Army Health Center (RSPAD) Gatot Soebroto Jakarta, Monday (08/27/2018).
Jokowi said, the opportunity to win gold was not only the sport of pencak silat. But there is still badminton, karate, jet skiing, rock climbing, canoeing. When asked whether to watch the match of Indonesian martial arts athletes competing, Jokowi said the possibility of watching.
Until Monday (08/27/2018) Afternoon, Indonesia is fourth after China, Japan, South Korea and Iran. Indonesia collected 56 medals consisting of 17 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 25 medals.
The 17th medal was won by martial arts athletes. The Indonesian medal collection at the 2018 Asian Games again increased. Komang Harik Adi Putra won gold through the pencak silat sports competition number 65-70 kg. Compared to the Pencep Silat Padepokan, TMII, Monday (08/27/2018), Komang Harik Adi Putra defeated Mohd Jamari from Malaysia with a score of 4-1 . Jamari himself retreated a few moments before the fight was over.
Pencak silat is indeed Indonesia’s mainstay at the 2018 Asian Games. Understandably, they have made preparations for three years to face the 2018 Asian Games, not only domestically, other Indonesian national team fighters also try out abroad. Among them to Thailand, Vietnam, and Belgium. Previously Indonesia had received four gold 2018 Asian Games, namely from women’s singles number, men’s team art number, men’s and men’s double art number 85-90 kg.
While at the time this news was written, Indonesia was ranked fourth under China, Japan, Korea, however, Indonesia was still likely to gain a lot of gold medals, especially from individual badminton branches, pencak silat, and long cliffs.
By : Rikky,S*)