PON XX : Papua Sudah Raih Dua Emas dan Satu Perak National Sports Week XX: Papua has won two gold and one silver medals
Provinsi Papua dipastikan sudah meraih dua medali emas dan satu perak pada Pekan Olahraga Nasional (PON) XX tahun 2021. Papua Province is confirmed to have won two gold and one silver medal at the National Sports Week (PON) XX in 2021.
JAYAPURA - Provinsi Papua dipastikan sudah meraih dua medali emas dan satu perak pada Pekan Olahraga Nasional (PON) XX tahun 2021.
Sumbangan medali itu diperoleh dari cabang olahraga (Cabor) Cricket (emas dan perak) serta Terbang Layang (emas), pada Minggu (26/9/2021).
Ketua Kontingen Papua, Mathius D. Fakhiri yang hadir di Venue Cricket Doyo Baru, Kabupaten Jayapura menyampaikan apresiasi atas prestasi dua cabang olahraga tersebut.
“Sebagai ketua kontingen Papua, saya juga mewakili semua masyarakat Bumi Cenderawasih, kita bersyukur bahwa atlet-atlet kita bisa meraih dua emas dan satu perak,” ujar Fakhiri.
Raihan prestasi tersebut, diharapkan Fakhiri dapat menjadi pendorong bagi atlet Papua lain yang baru akan berlomba pada hari-hari mendatang.
“Semoga raihan ini bisa memotivasi untuk kita semua, terutama atlet lainnya supaya bisa dapatkan emas lagi untuk nama besar Papua,” kata ia.
Senada disampaikan Ketua PB PON Papua, Yunus Wonda. Dia bangga atas pencapaian terbaik itu, karena sudah sangat mengharumkan nama provinsi tertimur di ajang nasional ini.
"Puji Tuhan kita sudah dua emas, kita harapkan Papua tidak hanya sukses pelaksanaan, tapi juga prestasi," kata Yunus.
Diketahui, sumbangan emas perdana Papua diraih oleh Andri Abdul Rohman dari Cabor Terbang Layang pada nomor pendaratan presisi putra, lalu Tim Cricket Putri pada nomor super 6.
Sementara Tim Cricket Putra harus puas meraih perak setelah pada laga final super 6, kalah dari Tim Cricket Bali. ***
JAYAPURA - Papua Province is confirmed to have won two gold and one silver medal at the National Sports Week (PON) XX in 2021.
The medal donation was obtained from the sport Cricket (gold and silver) and Kite-Flying (gold), on Sunday (09/26/2021).
Chairman of the Papua Contingent, Mathius D. Fakhiri who was present at the Cricket Venue, Doyo Baru, Jayapura Regency expressed appreciation for the achievements of the two sports.
"As the chairman of the Papuan contingent, I also represent all the people of Papua. We are grateful that our athletes can win two gold and one silver," Fakhiri said.
With this achievement, it is hoped that Fakhiri can be a driver for other Papuan athletes who will race in the coming days.
"Hopefully this achievement can motivate all of us, especially other athletes in order to get gold again for the big name of Papua," he said.
Similarly, the Chairman of National Sports Week Committee, Yunus Wonda, was proud of the best achievement, because it had greatly brought the name of the province in this national event.
"Thank God we have two gold, we expect Papua not only successful implementation, but also achievements," Yunus said.
It is known, the first gold donation of Papua was achieved by Andri Abdul Rohman from Kite-Flying on the men's precision landing number, then the Women's Cricket Team on super number 6.
While the Men's Cricket Team had to settle for silver medal after the super 6 final, losing to Bali Cricket team. ***
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