‘Gregoria could be an inspiration for a single girl’

Jakarta –

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung they managed to win a bronze medal there Olympic Games 2024 badminton branch. This achievement also ends a 16-year wait for women’s singles.

This success was achieved after the Spanish badminton player, Carolina Marin, withdrew from the semi-finals due to injury. Before that, Gregoria lost to An Se Young in three games 21-11, 13-21, 16-21 in the semifinals.

As a result of these results, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung became the only Indonesian representative to win a medal out of the nine badminton players who qualified for the 2024 Olympics at the same time, her co works on lifting their suitcases at the group stage and the semi-finals.

Gregoria received a very warm welcome after arriving in Indonesia on Friday (9/8). It is hoped that Gregoria’s hard work will be an inspiration, especially for Indonesian badminton in the women’s singles category.

Indonesia’s badminton women’s singles has not tasted a medal at the Olympics for a long time. The last time the Olympic medal in women’s singles was awarded was by Maria Kristin in 2008.

“Together with NOC, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and other sports stakeholders, Aice will continue to build a coalition to support Indonesian athletes to achieve their best performances. Achievements are Gregoria is an inspiration for Indonesia,” said Sylvana, Aica Group’s Senior Brand Manager. , in a press release.

Gregoria expressed gratitude for the bronze medal he was lucky enough to receive. According to him, this success cannot be separated from the support of various parties, including Aice.

“Thank you to Aice for supporting the Indonesian team as a whole. This is a very happy moment, and I am happy to be able to share this medal with Aice,” he emphasized .

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