Ni Nengah Widiasih Reaps the Fruits of Patience
Ni Nengah Widiasih\'s enthusiasm was one of the keys to her success in winning a silver medal at the women’s 41 kg at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, which was also the first medal win for the Indonesian delegation.
The 41 kg power lifter Ni Nengah Widiasih won the first medal for the Indonesian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, at the Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan, Thursday (26/8/2021).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Female weightlifter Ni Nengah “Widia” Widiasih was one of the Indonesian athletes who were unable to take part in the 2020 ASEAN Para Games in the Philippines after the event was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the athlete from Bali did not lose courage. Her enthusiasm was one of the keys to her success in winning a silver medal at the women’s 41 kg at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, which was also the first medal win for the Indonesian delegation.
“I am happy and proud. This achievement fulfills my personal goal. Hopefully, this silver medal can be motivation for other friends, so that the Red-and-White [flag] can fly as [often] as possible in Tokyo," Widia said upon receiving the medal on Thursday (26/8/2021) at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan.