CIDISS. President Joko Widodo visited athletes who took part in the Asian Para 2018 Games at the Hartono Trade Center on Saturday (9/15/2018), the President was accompanied by the Practino Secretary of State, Central Java Governor, Ganjar Pranowo, and President of the Indonesian National Paralympic Committee (NPC) Senny Marbun . They saw directly National Training on badminton and table tennis athletes. On this visit the group immediately dialogue with athletes. After seeing the athletes’ preparations, Jokowi believes that badminton can win four gold medals for Indonesia. As for table tennis, the former Governor of DKI Jakarta hopes to bring home two gold medals.
At the 2018 Asian Para Games Indonesia aims to get 16 gold medals, Jokowi saying “What we want to see athletes train hard and we hope that later will get the same success (with the Asian Games). The target is 16 gold but we expect it to slip, but in above, “.
Reflecting on the success at the 2018 Asian Games, Jokowi wanted the opportunity for the Indonesian Asian Games to win a gold medal as targeted, at the 2018 Asian Games held some time ago, Indonesia had won 98 medals, with details of 31 gold, 24 silver. and 43 bronze, which made Indonesia as the host managed to rank fourth in the Asian Games general standings.
Jokowi emphasized that bonuses for disabled athletes would be the same as 2018 Asian Games athletes. “The bonus remains the same, there is no difference (with the 2018 Asian Games),” Jokowi told reporters, quoted from the statement of Deputy for Protocol, Press and Media Secretariat President, Saturday (15/9).
Indonesia reduced 2,888 athletes with disabilities from the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) 43 Asian countries, including Indonesia, will compete in the 2018 Asian Para Games. The largest Asian multievent will compete in 18 sports held at 19 venues in Jakarta, at 6 to 13 October.
By: Rikky, S *)
