KOMPAS.com – The Central Board of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PP PBSI) continues to aspire to produce achievements.
After the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, PBSI also carries big ambitions in the next two tournaments, namely the Sudirman Cup and the Thomas-Uber Cup.
As for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Indonesian badminton team managed to bring home two medals, one gold and one bronze.
The gold medal was donated by the women’s doubles, Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu, who in the final match succeeded in defeating the Chinese seeds, Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan.
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Meanwhile, the bronze medal was presented by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting who competed in the men’s singles number.
In the match for the badminton bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Anthony Ginting defeated the Guatemalan representative, Kevin Cordon.
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This achievement fulfills the target carried by PBSI at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which is to defend the gold medal which in the Rio 2016 edition was won by the mixed doubles Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir.
PBSI is pleased with the achievement of this target. However, they don’t want to be dissolved in happiness because there are still a number of other prestigious events that will be held in the near future.
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Regarding this, Agung Firman Saputra as the General Chair of PBSI reminded the athletes to take advantage of the available rest time and return to preparing for the next tournament.
This needs to be reminded because PBSI has big ambitions to win.
“The feeling of happiness for winning (the medal) is still very strong, but the rest time is only for a short time,” Agung said, quoted from Antara News.
“We have to prepare for international tournaments, namely the Sudirman Cup and the Thomas-Uber Cup. We have big ambitions to win,” said Agung.
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The 2021 Sudirman Cup is scheduled to be held in Vantaa, Finland, from September 23 to October 3.
One week later, the Thomas-Uber Cup, which has been delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will take place in Aarhus, Denmark, on October 9-17.
Agung said that the big tournaments could also be a means of “revenge” for athletes who have not been lucky at the Tokyo Olympics.
With the achievement of two medals from the Tokyo Olympics and the evaluation of players, he hopes that the supremacy of Indonesian badminton can return this year.
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Agung, who spoke during the pick-up of the Red and White contingent at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Wednesday (4/8/2021) evening WIB, did not forget to congratulate Greysia Polii, Apriyani Rahayu, and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting for their proud achievement at the Tokyo Olympics.
“I am very grateful, in this difficult situation, I was able to get a gold medal from the Olympics,” said Agung.
In addition to transporting Greysia, Apriyani, and Ginting, the flight that arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Hatta Airport at 23.45 WIB also brought the Chair of the Indonesian Contingent Rosan Roeslani, weightlifting, athletic and shooting athletes.
After getting off the plane, Greysia / Apriyani was given an award in the form of a “water salute” followed by a welcoming ceremony. Also present were Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali, Chairman of the Central KONI Marciano Norman, and several other sports leaders.
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