At the same place 21 years ago, Greysia participated in her first competition at the age of 14 in the 2001 Indonesia Open, paired with Heni Budiman.

The Covid-19 storm has started to subside. One sign of this is that the curve of daily infections of Covid-19 has fallen dramatically.

Although the Tokyo 2020 Olympics exemplified the successful organization of a major sporting event during the pandemic, this has proved difficult in Indonesia.

In addition, the latest WHO report on the Covid-19 situation in Indonesia shows that as of 22 Sept., Papua had the highest provincial percentage of health workers who had not been vaccinated (zero doses).

Several athletes faced a personal, silent fight against SARS-CoV-2 before the arrived in Tokyo to compete against their opponents.

His ability to remain focused after his defeat in the semifinals and compete again for the bronze medal was no easy feat.

Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu efforts and hard work have advanced them to the women’s doubles badminton semifinals of the Tokyo Games and an inch closer to an Olympic medal that has never been won.

Greysia paused for a moment to hold back tears, then masked her sadness with her trademark laugh. Apriyani supported her partner by stroking her back and whispering words of encouragement.