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The Indonesian rowing team managed to become the overall champion in the 2019 China-ASEAN international dragon boat championship which ended in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China last weekend.As quoted by Antara on weekend, Indonesian team official, Ripka Widjaja said that in the 200- meter match, 22 Indonesian crews finished in first place, beating other participants from China and ASEAN countries. 64 teams participated in the race in the 200-meter distance participated in by both the 12 clubs and 22 crew, including China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia and Indonesia.

Indonesian men's singles Jonatan Christie won the Australian Open badminton tournament on Sunday (9/6) after defeating his country counterpart, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the All Indonesia final. As reported by the official BWF website on Sunday, Jojo who is the third seed in the tournament took 1 hour 7 minutes to conquer Ginting, as the second seed, in three games 21-17 13-21 21-14. The result became Jojo's third victory against his compatriots in five meetings. The victory is the Jojo's title for the second time this year after previously winning the New Zealand Open in May.Meanwhile, other Indonesian representatives in the final, mixed doubles, Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktaviati had to recognize the mixed doubles of China's first seed Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping in two games 15-21 8-21 within 35 minutes.

Indonesian athlete Eki Febri Ekawati won a bronze medal at the second Asian Athletics Grand Prix series in Chongqing, China on Friday night local time.Quoted from Instagram, the Indonesian Central Athletics Association (PASI) on Saturday (8/9), Eki Febri finished third with a throw of 15.25 meters. The first and second positions were won by Chin host athletes, respectively Ka Bian with 17.01 meters, and Song Jiayuan 16.73 meters.Earlier in the first series on Tuesday (4/6), the 4x100m relay team managed to contribute a bronze medal with a record time of 39.61 seconds.

The 23rd Indonesian President's Cup International Championship committee stated that currently, there are 300 boxers from 27 countries that will compete in Labuan Bajo on July 22-29 2019. Chairman of the Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) Brigadier General Pol. Johni Asadoma, who is also the Deputy Chief of Regional Police of NTT, told Antara in Kupang on Tuesday (11/6) that currently, the number of boxers has increased to 300 participants. A number of countries that sent participants are Afghanistan, the United States, Australia, China, Taipei China, Gambia, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Thailand.Johni Asadoma hopes that with the increasing number of participants, the international boxing championship is in accordance with the PB Pertina Work Program of 2019 and the World Boxing Association (AIBA) Championship or World Boxing Calendar. In addition, the Committee already has 22 Referees / International Judges, and 8 international officers.He added that the categories and classes to be contested in the international boxing championship are 7 classes in the category of men and women.

Indonesian male Lifter of the 2018 Asian Games gold medalist in 61 kilograms class, Eko Yuli Irawan returned to gain achievements in the 2018 Weightlifting World Championship which took place in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on November 1-10. The National Radio News Agency reported, Eko Yuli Irawan won three gold medals after being able to lift the barbell in the snatch force weighing 143 kilograms, clean & jerk 174 kilograms, and a total force of 317 kilograms. Thanks to his achievements, Eko also broke two world records in the clean & jerk class and total force. He was one of 11 Indonesian lifters who were competing in Ashgabat. He is also a weightlifting branch qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. With the points system used in this championship to determine how many quotas are obtained by each contingent, the gold medal presented by Eko is one of the guarantees to gain a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Indonesian lifter, Sri Hartati won three gold medals in the weightlifting world championship entitled the World Open Powerlifting Championship in Halmstad, Sweden, 5-10 of November and two of them made a world record. Sri Hartati who is a lifter assisted by Gajah Lampung, based on data from the Executive Board of the All Indonesia Weightlifting Association in Jakarta, Wednesday competed in the 57-kg class to break 2 world records for the total power and in the Squat type. In the total power, Sri Hartati set a new world record with a total of 565 kg and won gold. Then, the 34-year-old woman squat lifter recorded 225 kg and won gold at the same time. Besides Sri, a woman lifter from West Kalimantan, Widari who competed in 47-kg class also won two gold medals and one silver. Although ranked second in a total of 476 kg, Widari broke the world record for the Bench Press with 141 kg.

Australian rider, Jesse Ewart (Team Sapura Cycling Malaysia) retained three jersey: yellow, green and polka dot, after completing Stage IV of the Tour de Singkarak cycling race in Agam, on last Wednesday (7/11). Although finishing 23rd in the fourth stage, Ewart still has the best time record in the general rider standings (15 hours 51 minutes 32 seconds) until he has the right to defend the yellow jersey he won in Stage-III race. Thai rider, Ariya Phounsavath from Thailand Continental Cycling Team chased Ewart in second place with a time difference of two seconds, followed by Indonesian rider, Muhammad Abdurrohman from KFC Team with a time difference of 1 minute 5 seconds. Stage-IV race, as far as 144 km from Padang to Agam, has three sprint points, namely in Lubuk Alung (km 25.5), Sungai Limau (km 62), Lubuk Basung (km 107.9), and one climb point of King Of Mountain in Turn 44 Ambun Pagi which has an altitude of 1,140 meters (km 144 / category 1). Ewart also still holds a green jersey after being the fastest in the sprint category, and polka dot jersey for the climb category (King of Mountain). Meanwhile, Stage IV, which was marked by the fall of rain, belonged to Thai Thanakhan Chaiyasombat (Thailand Continental Cycling Team), who finished ahead with 3 hours 52 minutes 6 seconds followed by Dutch rider, Adne Van Engelen (Bike Aid) in second place and Sanghong Park from Korea (LC Cycling Team) is ranked third. Abdul Sholeh from KFC Cycling team became the fastest Indonesian rider in stage IV, but the best Indonesian rider standing was held by Muhammad Abdurrahman (KFC Cycling Team) who was still entitled to wear a red-and-white jersey. The KFC Cycling team from Indonesia was still ranked second in the general classification of the team after Stage IV overshadowed the Thailand Continental Cycling Team at the top.

The Indonesian national football team immediately practiced tactics on the first day of training in Singapore on Wednesday (7/11), ahead of the AF Group 2018 Cup B match against Singapore on Friday (9/11). The training at the Bisham Stadium was held a day after Indonesia arrived in Singapore on Tuesday night (6/11). This was said by the Indonesian national team coach, Bima Sakti, quoted from the official website of the Indonesian Football Association in Jakarta on Wednesday. In the session, Bima seemed to sharpen the stabbing of the winger who had become the mainstay of the Indonesian national team. The fast runners in the national team like Riko Simanjutak, Andik Vermansah, Febri Hariyadi and Irfan Jaya are prepared to rip off the opponent's defense from the wide side. In line with his coach, Andik Vermansah was determined to take home three points from away games versus Singapore. Group B matches against Singapore's AFF 2018 Cup take place at the National Stadium, Singapore on Friday (9/11) starting at 19.00 WIB. In Group B. In addition to Singapore, Indonesia joined with defending champions Thailand, the Philippines and Timor Leste.

The U-16 National Team defeated Vietnam 4-2 in the third Group A AFF Cup held at Gelora Sidoarjo Stadium, East Java on Thursday night (2/8) local time. Thanks to this victory, Garuda Young team is solid at the top of Group A with nine points, and the team is ready to compete at the semifinals. Indonesia still faces two more matches against East Timor on Saturday (4/8) and Cambodia on Monday (6/8). Then, Myanmar is in second place and Vietnam in the third place. The visitors went ahead through Dinh Thanh Trung in the sixth minute, before equalizing through Mohammed Suapardi's 27th minute goal. Entering the second half, the Indonesian squad added to its goalscoring through David Maulan, Bagus Kahfi and Andre Oktaviansyah before Vietnam narrowed the position to 2-4 through Thanh Trung. At the beginning of the second half, coach Fakhri Husaini included Bagus Kahfi and Fajar Faturahman. Then, Bagus successfully made Garuda Young 2-1 through a penalty. Game tension began to heat up into the middle of the second half. The reason was that the match had stopped in the 66th minute after a riot occurred. The referee then gave red card to Vietnamese player, Vo Nguyen Hoang and Indonesian defender Bagas Kaffa. Although appearing with ten players, it did not make Indonesian players relax. Fakhri Huasini's squad was able to play quietly. Unfortunately, in the 72nd minute, Vietnam managed to get a penalty. Thanh Trung as the executioner, succeeded in minimizing 2-3 positions for Vietnam. Indonesia then turned off the Vietnam resistance through Andre Oktaviansyah's goal in injury time. Score 4-2 for the U-16 national team lasted until the game was over. Regarding this match, Coach Fakhri Husaini was grateful for this victory. Meanwhile, for Vietnam coach Vu Hong Viet, this victory did not make him too disappointed. He was not satisfied with the performance of the referee. Above all, he was quite satisfied with the player's appearance. Congratulations to Indonesia, this is a good match for both teams.

Indonesian Jiu Jitsu National Team made achievement at the UAE Grand Slam Jiu Jitsu Championship 2018 in Tokyo, Japan on last Sunday (29/7). Indonesia won five gold medals, two silver and two bonze. The five gold were grabbed by Ilma Yenni Megawati (white adult 62kg), Imam Mastur (white master 1 62 kg), Cornelia Tobing (blue adult 49 kg), M Ariq Noor (white adult 110 kg), and Ananda Mauludy Iksan (blue adult 56 kg). The two silver medals were achieved by Simone Julia (blue adult 62 kg) and Wahyu Handoko (blue juvenile 55 kg). Two bronze medals were achieved by Herman Saputra (white adult 94 kg) and Fikri Ramadhan (blue adult 62 kg). The achievement closed the training camp of Jiu-Jitsu national team in Japan which has been going on since 18 July. Quoted from BolaSport.com, the UAE Grand Slam Jiu Jitsu Championship 2018 was a try-out for Indonesian Jiu Jitsu athletes before facing Asian Games 2018. Jiu Jitsu at the Asian Games 2018 will be competed at the Jakarta Convention Center Assembly Hall on 24-26 August. There are 29 countries that send athletes to Jiu Jitsu branches. Indonesia will be represented by 16 athletes consisting of 12 men and 4 women. The Indonesian Jiu Jitsu team targets to get 1 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze at the Asian Games 2018.

Indonesia adds six representatives to third round of the Badminton World Championship 2018 held at Nanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing, China on July 30-August 5. They are Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto, and Berry Angriawan / Hardianto from the men's doubles number. In addition, tehere are also Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu, Della Destiara Haris / Rizki Amelia Pradipta, and Anggia Shitta Awanda / Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani from the women's doubles. The addition fulfills the number of Red and White squad representatives in the third round to eight representatives. On Tuesday (31/7), two mixed doubles pair, namely Hafiz Faizal / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja and Praveen Jordan / Jasmine Daeva Oktavianti, had already won. Despite having eight representatives, Indonesia can only place its players in three match numbers, namely men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. Meanwhile, the representatives in the single sector, both male and female, finished in the second round. Two of the men's singles representatives, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Tommy Sugiarto, both left after being subdued by their respective opponents in straight game. Different things were experienced by female singles. The two remaining representatives, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung and Fitriani, both encountered heavy opponents in the second half. Gregoria met fifth mainstay and deputy host Chen Yufei, while Fitriani was challenged by finalists last year, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (India). The result is Gregoria lost 17-21, 20-22, while Fitriani surrendered with a score of 14-21, 9-21.

Indonesian athlete, Hurairah achieved brilliant achievement when competing at international level. Surprisingly, he brought two gold medals in Hapkido world championship held in Seoul, South Korea, on 26-29 July 2018. Hurairah who is 21 years old won a gold medal in two prestigious categories, namely Bop High Jump and Bop Long Jump. He competed with 300 other Hapkido athletes from 20 countries. The man born in Sibreh, Suka Makmur Sub-district, Aceh Besar District, Aceh on April 1, 1997, went to Korea with 15 other national athletes. He was taken by the official team and supported by a number of local parties. Unexpectedly, Hurairah won the gold medal in two categories at once. Hurairah told RRI in Banda Aceh on Wednesday (1/8) about his experience and he became the world champion of Hapkido after four days at Jung Gu Community Center, Seoul, South Korea. He felt very proud to beat athletes from a number of countries, even athletes from South Korea where the sport was invented. Even though the Hapkido has not been considered, Hurairah deserves being supported by the government. The reason is that he has to struggle hard, even having to pay his own expenses for transportation while competing. So far, the most prestigious achievement he achieved was wining the national gold medal in Yogyakarta. Then, the first winner and the best athlete at the Asian Hapkido championship held in Singapore in March 2018. Recently, he has won the world title in the Hapkido championship in South Korea. With the achievement by Hurairah, Indonesia has now completed the total medal acquisition, namely 13 gold and three silver medals. Hurairah hoped the Hapkido will soon become a sport that can compete with other sports. According to him, Hapkido is not registered at the National Sports Committee of Indonesia -KONI. Although Hapkido is not yet well known, Hurairah has elevated the dignity of the nation in the eyes of the world. So, he deserves receiving an extraordinary award from the government.

Japan National Team rider, Tatsumi Matsushita won Round 1 of Banyuwangi International BMX 2018 championship held on July 14, 2018 at Kedungrejo Muncar circuit. Tatsumi Matshushita beat two main riders of Indonesia: Tony Syarifudin and Rio Akbar who were in the second and third position respectively. Indonesian national team coach, Dadang Haries Purnomo said in Banyuwangi that Banyuwangi International BMX 2018 is a very important event for the national team before competing in the Asian Games because the results in Banyuwangi will be an evaluation for Indonesia to determine its strategy, and see the shortcomings of the athletes. Meanwhile in the Women Elite category, Thai national team racer, Amanda Carr won after beating Indonesia racer, Nopi Cupianti and Malaysian racer, Noor Quraataina who finished second and third respectively.

Indonesia won two titles at the Thailand Open 2018 World Tour Super 500 tournament from mixed doubles Hafiz Faizal / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja and women's doubles Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu. Double mixed Hafiz / Gloria won after toppling the first main players from Britain, Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock with score 21-12, 21-12 in the final that took place at Nimibutr Stadium on Sunday (15/7). While the Greysia / Apriyani pair won after defeating the Japanese pair, Ayaka Takahashi / Misaki Matsutomo with score 21-13, 21-10. Gloria who played in mixed doubles with Hafiz admitted being delighted with her first title after nine months in pairs with Hafiz. She hoped that her achievement with Hafiz can be consistent. While Apriyani claimed to have prepared mentally and focuses in the final. She along with Greysia appeared patient and not in a hurry to face the Japanese pair. Meanwhile, Greysia Polii presented a title of  Thailand Open title 2018 for Nitya Krishinda Maheswari who is injured. According to Greysia in All Indonesia Badminton Association –PBSI page, she dedicated the title to her former favorite partner, Nitya. May she recover quickly from her injury.

Indonesia bridge national team performed brilliantly with the overall titles in the championship "Windy City Regional Championship" which took place on July 10-14 in Chicago, USA. According to a press release received from the Executive Board of All Indonesia Bridge Association –PB GABGSI in Jakarta on Monday (16/7), the certainty of the overall champion is achieved after mixed team donated gold medal on the last day of the tournament. With that result, the Indonesian team is ready to face the Asian Games 2018 in August; the team grabbed four gold medals, one silver and one bronze. Previously, the other three gold medals were obtained from the men's team number, the super-mixed team, and the open pair. Silver medal was presented by men's team and bronze medal was achieved by pair Nunung Tri Yulianti / Nettin Erinda. Previously, Indonesia Bridge Team also performed impressively by winning the overall titles in two other championships, namely 36th International Bridge Festival Albena 2018 in Bulgaria (June 19-July 1) and Music City Summer Sectional Tournament on July 6-8 in Nashville City, USA. Chairman of the Bridge Alliance of Indonesia, Eka Wahyu Kasih said that during the trials in Europe and the United States, the Indonesian team was experiencing rapid technical and non-technical progress. The training from Polish world coach, Kristof Marten, greatly influenced the progress of technical performance of the national team game.

The success of Indonesian young runner, Lalu Muhammad Zohri who won the 100-meter sprint of the men's World Athletics Championship U-20 becomes one of the 10 best moments of the International Federation of Athletics Federations (IIAF). Zohri's name is among 10 other young athletes who are under the spotlight of the world championship under 20 years old, that took place in Tampere, Finland, July 10-15, 2018. Muhammad Zohri won the men's 100-meter sprint after recording the best time of 10.18 seconds in the final race and defeating two top runners from the United States of America: Anthony Schwartz and Eric Harrison, who both finished the race with a time of 10.22 seconds. IIAF also uploaded the highlight video of the 10 best moments The U-20 Athletic World Championship in their official twitter. The U-20 Athletic World Championship 2018 tinged with eight championship records, 11 world U-20 records and 90 national-level records of each participating country. At least, 43 participating countries entered the final standings of medals, of which 25 grabbed at least one gold.