Spirit of Togetherness behind Indonesia’s First Gold

KOMPAS/RADITYA HELABUMI (RAD) 06-10-2018

Freddy Setiawan made the biggest contribution to the team’s journey for gold. He competed in the men’s single SL4 (lower limb impairment) category in the day’s first match in men’s badminton.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Shouts and cries of joy filled the air at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium on Sunday (7/10/2018), as Indonesia won its first 2018 Asian Para Games gold. In men’s team badminton, the shuttlers’ journey and struggle together, starting from the national training camp (Pelatnas) in Surakarta, Central Java, and lasting through to the matches at the GBK Stadium, finally bore fruit.

On Sunday, 19-year-old Dheva Anrimusti, who competed in the SU5 category (upper limb impairment), won in the deciding match against Malaysian Mohammad Faris 21-6, 21-12. Dheva’s victory led to Indonesia winning 2-1 against Malaysia in the finals.