JAKARTA – The memory of this day, seven years ago, January 29, 2019, the famous Indonesian badminton player, Liliyana Natsir, took leave of the world of professional badminton from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). The woman, nicknamed Butet, promised to continue to dedicate herself to transmitting the spirit of victory to younger generations.
Previously, Butet’s name was famous when he played in the mixed doubles with Tontowi Ahmad (Owi). The Owi/Butet pair was then considered the best mixed doubles in Indonesia. They were able to win the Rio Olympic gold medal.
Racket sport is often supported during each Olympics. In addition, during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The All Indonesia Racquet Union (PBSI) filed an ambitious goal: gold. PBSI believes that the Indonesian tradition of winning gold in snowshoeing should continue.
PBSI’s trust did not come easy. Badminton players sent in men’s singles, women’s singles, up to men’s doubles were unable to reach the quarter-finals. The whole audience saw that Indonesia would miss out on the gold medal.
The most specific, asa appeared from the double campura Owi/Butet. They met their compatriots in the quarter-final, Praven Jordan/Debby Susanto. This meeting allowed Owi/Butet to easily win two sets 21-16 and 21-11.
Nyali Owi/Butet is also not afraid to enter the semi-final and meet the Chinese pair Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei. They were able to beat the mixed pair with a score of 16-21 and 15-21. As a result, Owi/Butet entered the final.
This victory made all the Indonesian people hope that the two could bring gold back to Rio. Owi/Butet will already face the Malaysian pair Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying on August 17, 2016.
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“And if now Indonesia can get gold, the results are important and give a different euphoria to the community regarding the sport. And we hope that in the future, sports training will be better taken care of by the government,” PBSI Head of Communication and Social Media Yuni Kartika was quoted as saying by CNN Indonesia on August 22, 2016.
The traces of Owi/Butet are fragrant in the world of badminton. Both continue to seek new victories. However, Butet later feels satisfied with the number of achievements in his life in the world of badminton. He estimates he has achieved enough 40 titles, including Olympic media gold.
The culmination, Butet, who is 33 years old, decided to retire from the world of badminton and organized a retraction party at Istora Senayan on January 27, 2019. Butet then retracted directly to President Jokowi at Istana Merdeka a few days later, or on January 29, 2019.
The despedida process made Jokowi torn. Jokowi felt that Indonesia had lost the best talent in the badminton world. Jokowi told Owi, who will be appointed as a Civil Servant (ASN), to always help motivate the next generation of Indonesians.
Owi was asked to pass on the knowledge he possessed. This condition is for the world of Indonesian badminton to continue to exist and present. Owi agreed.
“In short, Indonesia has lost a lot with the reverence of Liliyana Natsir (Butet), which is not only our country, not only Indonesia, but the whole world would also lose a person like Butet. But I always leave what I leave behind to be able to motivate. »
“It will be transformed in all the clubs that exist in the regions, in the training in the regions, in the clubs. Everything gives the motivation of what must be done, what must be done to achieve a preference like that which Liliyana was harvested by Butet. That’s it,” Jokowi said, as reported by menpan.go.id on January 29, 2019.
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