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Indonesian Chef de Mission (CdM) for the 2023 Asian Games, Basuki Hadimuljono, appreciated the shooting sport for winning gold medals again. / Photo: Instagram @perbakin_official
HANGZHOU – Indonesian Chef de Mission (CdM) for the 2022 Asian Games, Basuki Hadimuljono, appreciated the shooting sport for winning another gold medal. According to him, the achievements given by shooting sports are very great and extraordinary.
Muhammad Sejahtera Dwi Putra again donated a gold medal to Indonesia. The athlete who is familiarly called Tera won a gold medal in the men’s 10 m mixed run target number by achieving the highest points of 378 from 11 bullets.
Apart from that, the Indonesian shooting team also added a bronze medal from the 10m running target mixed run team. The team strengthened by Tera, Muhammad Badri Akbar and Irfani Julio recorded a total of 1,098 points from 22 bullets.
Interestingly, this is the second gold that Tera has donated. On the previous day, the 26 year old athlete also managed to win gold in the men’s 10m running target number. Previously, the shooting sport was successful in contributing one bronze. So the total medals won in the shooting sport were 2 gold and 2 bronze.
Basuki also appreciated this brilliant achievement in the shooting sport. The reason is, shooting finally managed to win a medal during participation in the Asian Games. The man who also serves as PUPR Minister was truly amazed by the success of the shooting sport, which was able to win medals on two consecutive days.
“Thank God, after 72 years of shooting we didn’t get a medal, this time we got a gold medal. This is no joke. Yesterday we got 1 gold, 1 bronze, and today we got 1 gold and 1 bronze again,” said Basuki. in a statement received by MNC Portal Indonesia, Tuesday (26/9/2023).
Basuki expressed his gratitude for the efforts given by the shooting athletes. Because thanks to careful preparation, they succeeded in bringing home four medals, which has exceeded the target given by the Chairman of PB Perbakin, Joni Supriyanto, namely three medals.
“I think it is very good for us, the Indonesian people, to be grateful for the achievements of the athletes in this shooting sport. Thank you to the athletes who have prepared and with extraordinary results, this is great and extraordinary,” he explained.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Indonesian NOC, Raja Sapta Oktohari also appreciated the shooting sport which was successful in making history. The man who is familiarly called Okto hopes that this success will inspire enthusiasm for athletes from other sports who will compete in the 2023 Asian Games.
“The gold given by this shooting gives extraordinary energy to all the Indonesian teams. Because this shooting egg is broken after 72 years, it will really provide energy that really encourages all other athletes to be motivated,” said Okto.
For your information, currently Indonesia has won 3 gold medals, 1 silver and 5 bronze medals. The Red and White Team still has the opportunity to add to its medal haul from several sports that are still and have not yet taken place.
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