KOMPAS.com – Indonesian men’s doubles badminton player, Mohammad Ahsan, remains grateful even though he has not managed to bring home a medal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Struggling with Hendra Setiawan, Mohammad Ahsan had to settle for fourth place in the men’s doubles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
This was inseparable from the defeat of Ahsan / Hendra when they met Aaron Chia / Soh Woi Yik (Malaysia), in the bronze medal match, Saturday (31/7/2021) night WIB.
The Daddies, nicknamed Ahsan/Hendra, had to admit the superiority of Chia/Soh with a score of 21-17, 17-21, and 14-21, after fighting for 52 minutes.
These results made Ahsan / Hendra have to give up the bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics into the hands of Malaysian representatives.
After the struggle with Hendra ended, Mohammad Ahsan sent his farewells through his personal Instagram account before leaving Tokyo.
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Mohammad Ahsan, who is now 33 years old, said he was very grateful even though he had not succeeded in bringing home a medal from Tokyo.
The legend from Palembang, South Sumatra, also sent a signal that he still has no plans to retire.
Mohammad Ahsan really hopes that he can make Indonesia proud for the rest of his career.
“Bismillah, finally my struggle and journey at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is finished,” said Mohammad Ahsan.
“Maybe the end of my journey (at the Olympics) is still not beautiful. However, I am very grateful because so far I have always been given beautiful results,” said Ahsan.
“I am grateful that I have been given a beautiful family, beautiful teammates, a beautiful coach, friends and beautiful supporters,” said Ahsan.
“All of this will always be a beautiful memory for me. Hopefully I can still make good memories in the rest of my career. Amen,” said Ahsan added.
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The sentence above was uploaded by Mohammad Ahsan along with a photo of himself posing in front of the Olympic logo monument located in the athlete’s village.
Ahsan’s upload was immediately responded to by Indonesian women’s doubles player, Greysia Polii, and Indonesian men’s doubles legend, Tontowi Ahmad.
Greysia Polii and Tontowi Ahmad commented on Mohammad Ahsan’s upload by giving encouragement.
Previously, Hendra Setiawan, who is now 36 years old, has also stated that he still has no plans to retire.
Hendra Setiawan even immediately wanted to prepare to take part in the Thomas Cup which was planned to be held on 9-17 October 2021.
“I admit that Chia/Soh played better than us. They attacked very well, especially in the third game,” said Hendra Setiawan, quoted from the BWV website.
“We still want to continue playing. We can’t wait to play in the Thomas Cup,” added Hendra Setiawan.
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Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan were first paired in 2012.
While playing together, Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan had ups and downs until they were separated in 2016.
However, Ahsan/Hendra always managed to get up and make various achievements.
Some of the prestigious titles that have been won by Ahsan / Hendra are the 2014 Asian Games gold medal, three All England trophies, and three world champions.
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