Leaving Behind All Hardships for Indonesia
Several athletes faced a personal, silent fight against SARS-CoV-2 before the arrived in Tokyo to compete against their opponents.
Indonesia\'s Mohammad Ahsan (L) and Indonesia\'s Hendra Setiawan (R) walk off the court after losing to Malaysia\'s Soh Wooi Yik and Malaysia\'s Aaron Chia (top) in their men\'s doubles badminton bronze medal match against during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo on July 31, 2021.
Indonesian athletes endured psychological strain in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic that was raging during their training at home before they departed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Several athletes faced a personal, silent fight against SARS-CoV-2 before the arrived in Tokyo to compete against their opponents, including badminton men’s doubles player Hendra Setiawan (36) as well as weightlifters Eko Yuli Irawan (32) and Deni (32).