Gold Medal As Redemption
Eko Yuli Irawan, 29, has proven age is not an obstacle. After making history by garnering three medals in three Olympics, Eko secured a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games. He is now eyeing a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Eko Yuli Irawan
Eko Yuli Irawan, 29, has proven age is not an obstacle. After making history by garnering three medals in three Olympics, Eko secured a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games. He is now eyeing a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Eko Yuli has been waiting for the chance to nab gold at the Asian Games for over eight years. Competing for the first time at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and 2014 Incheon Asian Games, Eko was only able to grab bronze medals in those competitions. Only after competing in front of an Indonesian audience that included President Joko Widodo at Hall A JIExpo in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (21/8/2018) did Eko prove himself to be Asia’s best lifter.