TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Team badminton Indonesia failed miserably at Asian Games 2023 after being unable to donate medals from team or individual events. This is a dark note throughout the Red and White troops’ participation in the event multievent these four years.
Indonesia’s failure was confirmed after the three remaining representatives in the individual numbers failed in the quarter-finals. They are men’s doubles Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto, men’s singles Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, and women’s singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.
From this failure, four facts emerged about the Indonesian badminton team. Check out the summary below.
1. First Time Without a Medal
For the first time, the Indonesian badminton team did not succeed in bringing a single medal from the Asian Games. This record is the worst in the history of the tournament.
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In this way, Indonesia failed to achieve the target of three gold medals set by PP PBSI. Whereas previously, Indonesia always won Asian Games medals. The 1962 edition is still the best with five gold, three silver and three bronze medals.
2. Men’s Doubles First Time Without Medals
Talking about the first time, the men’s doubles sector made a minor note by failing to win a medal for the first time at the Asian Games. Previously, men’s doubles could always reach the podium, whether gold, silver or bronze.
Indonesian men’s doubles Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto. Credit: PBSI Media Team
The best achievements in men’s doubles were achieved at the 1974 and 2018 Asian Games. At that time, Indonesian representatives were able to win gold and silver medals.
The two men’s doubles representatives who were fielded at the 2023 Asian Games couldn’t do much. Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin stopped in the round of 16 after losing to the Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty. Meanwhile, first seeds Fajar / Rian were eliminated by Taiwanese men’s doubles Lee Yang / Wang Chi-Lin in the quarter-finals.
2023-10-06 04:46:48
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