Newsletter

Retiring, Greysia Polii Expresses Gratitude and Thank You

KOMPAS.com – Women’s doubles specialist Greysia Polii has made the decision to end her career in the sport that has made her name.

Greysia Polii has not officially announced retirement. This will only be conveyed in an event entitled Greysia Polii: Testimonial Day on Sunday (12/6/2022).

The event will take place at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, at 09.00 WIB or a few hours before the final match of the Indonesia Masters 2022 is held.

Greysia Polii also expressed her gratitude and gratitude, especially to PBSI which has become her shelter since 2003.

Also read: Deciding on Retirement, Greysia Polii Prepares for Special Events at Indonesia Masters 2022

“First of all, I want to express my gratitude for everything that has happened until now. After struggling to choose badminton since childhood until now, accompanied and welcomed by my sponsors, I want to thank you,” said Greysia in a press conference held also attended by Kompas.com, Friday (3/6/2022).

“As we know, when athletes give their best for Indonesia, PBSI and other parties also want to appreciate their athletes who will stop as players,” said Greysia Polii.

“There are no other words than gratitude to God. I want to thank PBSI for 19 years as a home for me as an athlete,” he said.

“It’s not only the current management, but also the previous ones who have made my career and that of other athletes become champions and bring out the best in their abilities,” said Greysia Polii.

Also read: Greysia Polii Breaks Boundaries to Make History at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics…

Meanwhile, PBSI through the Daily Chair Alex Tirta also expressed his gratitude for the dedication and achievements given by Greysia Polii.

“I thank Greysia for her dedication to Indonesian badminton. When PBSI heard about the plan for this event, PBSI really appreciated and supported it,” said Alex Tirta.

“Greysia is something extraordinary for PBSI. It’s not a short time for Greysia to take part in badminton. For 19 years Greysia has been at PBSI and of course, an extraordinary struggle, ups and downs, ups and downs, has been passed by Greysia,” he said.

“We both know that Greysia has produced champions in multi-events such as the SEA Games, Asian Games and finally the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” he said.

Get updates news of choice and breaking news every day from Kompas.com. Let’s join the Telegram group “Kompas.com News Update”, how to click the link https://t.me/kompascomupdate, then join. You must first install the Telegram application on your cellphone.

Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Trending