TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – Wushu sport is one of the pillars of DKI Jakarta which regularly awards medals to the DKI Jakarta Contingent.
Finally, during the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) 2021 which was officially closed by Vice President Maruf Amin, the DKI Jakarta Wushu team contributed 14 medals with details of 5 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze.
It should come as no surprise that the winner of two gold medals at XX Papua PON 2021, Edgar Xavier Marvelo, is hoping that DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan will pay attention to the sport of Wushu by providing facilities for coaching.
In addition, the athletes of DKI Jakarta Wushu not only regularly give gold medals with every implementation of PON, but also have many recorded global achievements.
Call him by the name of Gogi Nebulana who is the first Indonesian Wushu athlete to win the title at the Wushu World Championship in Beijing in 2007.
Subsequently, Susyana won bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Canada, silver at the Asian Games in Doha in 2006 and bronze at the Asian Games in China 2010.
Followed by Erwin Wijayanto who won bronze at the 2009 Wushu World Championships in Canada and Ahmad Khulaefi who won silver at the 2017 World Championships and bronze at the 2018 Asian Games.
Next, Abdul Haris Sofian who won the Sanda World at the Wushu World Championship in Russia 2017, and Edgar Xavier Marvelo who won the world title at the Wushu World Championship in Beijing 2019 after previously winning silver at the Asian Games. of Jakarta-Palembang 2018.
“Yes, we really hope that the governor of DKI Jakarta will provide training facilities such as other sports that have had their place in PPPP Ragunan. So far we have had on-the-move training to prepare for the national championship. (Kejurnas) l and PON, “said Edgar Xavier Marvelo, Saturday (10/16/2021).
The same hope was also conveyed by the winner of 1 gold and 1 silver at PON XX Papua 2021, Nandhira Mauriskha.
“Yes, we need a training ground at PPPP Ragunan. So far we have been practicing at the mall and have been interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Nandhira Mauriskha, the younger sister. Ahmad Khulaefi.
“DKI Jakarta wushu athletes not only regularly win medals at PON, but also at SEA Games and Asian Multi-Event Games. So they really need a training ground to maintain and improve their performance at events. national and international, ”said DKI team coach Jakarta Wushu. , Susanna.
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