Cabor Tenis Gagal Sumbang Medali

SEMARANG - Harapan cabang olahraga Tenis Korpri Papua untuk menyumbang medali mesti sirna.

Sejumlah wakil Papua yang berlaga di tenis Pornas  XVI Korpri Jawa Tengah 2023, tumbang dari lawan-lawannya.

Harapan terakhir Tenis Papua sebenarnya ada kepada pasangan Sandy Sugianto dan Sabar Priyatno yang bermain pada babak 8 besar nomor perorangan ganda putra kelompok U-85 tahun.

Sayang, mereka pun harus tersingkir usai kalah 5-8 dari wakil Kalimantan Barat di Lapangan Tenis Jatidiri, Semarang, Kamis (20/7/2023)

Nasib serupa juga diraih kategori putri, prestasi terbaik Paoua dimana mereka hanya sampai pada babak 8 besar nomor perorangan ganda putri U-100 tahun. 

Dengan hasil ini, maka target yang diusung oleh cabang olahraga Tenis Papua untuk bisa mendulang dua medali emas sirna. Kini harapan tertuju pada cabor Voli Putri yang akan bertanding melawan tuan rumah Jateng esok pagi.

“Saya kira semua atlet sudah berjuang dengan maksimal. Tapi dalam pertandingan ada namanya menang dan kalah. Kita tetap memberikan apresiasi kepada seluruh atlet yang sudah berjuang dalam pertandingan,” kata Manajer Tenis Papua, Tery Wanena.

Ketua Kontingen Korpri Papua, Aaron Rumainum mengapresiasi perjuangan seluruh atlet meski tam sampai menyumbang medali.

Pihaknya memastikan akan ada apresiasi yang diberikan kepada seluru atlet meski tidak sampai menyumbang medali. ***

SEMARANG - The hope of the Korpri Papua Tennis to contribute medals must disappear.

A number of Papuan representatives competing in Tennis for the 2023 Pornas XVI Korpri Central Java fell from their opponents.

The last hope of Tennis Papua is actually in the pair of Sandy Sugianto and Sabar Priyatno who played in the round of 8 in the men's doubles individual U-85 years.

Unfortunately, they also had to be eliminated after losing 5-8 to West Kalimantan representatives at the Jatidiri Tennis Court, Semarang, Thursday (20/7/2023)

The same thing was also achieved in the women's category, Papua's best achievement only reached the round of 8 in the U-100 women's doubles individual event.

With this result, the target carried by Papua Tennis to gain two gold medals is gone. Now hope is on the Women's Volleyball game which will compete against the host Central Java tomorrow morning.

"I think all the athletes have fought to the maximum but there is such a thing as winning and losing in matches. We continue to give appreciation to all athletes who have struggled in the match," said Papua Tennis Manager, Tery Wanena.

Head of the Korpri Papua Contingent, Aaron Rumainum appreciated the struggle of all athletes even though they did not contribute medals.

His party ensures that there will be appreciation given to all athletes even though they do not contribute medals. ***