VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports, Imam Nahrowi, said he is proud of the achievements of the Indonesian contingent at the 2018 Asian Games. Because up to the 11th day, Indonesian contingent has managed to gain 24 gold medals, 19 silver and 29 bronze medals. That number is far more than the target set by the government which is only 16 gold and Indonesia’s target to be in the top 10 positions. But until Tuesday (Aug 28), the Indonesian contingent has managed to rank the 4th after China which was firmly in the top position followed by Japan and South Korea in the second and third ranks. Imam Nahrowi, to RRI after watching the final round of single badminton match at Istora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta, said that the achievement of the Indonesian contingent in Asia's four-year multi-event sports was extraordinary and he thanked for the hard work of all team who have jointly worked together to give the best for the country. The minister believes that Indonesia will be able to add more gold medals as there are still many sports predicted to win more medals.

"Thank God. This is an extraordinary gift from Allah, to the Indonesian people, where all our struggles and efforts are accepted and granted and now we can see Indonesia can collect medals. Therefore we continue to encourage the athletes so that in the remaining time until September 1, Indonesian contingent will be able to get more new gold medals," Imam Nahrowi said.

Meanwhile Imam Nahrowi added it has been predicted that Indonesian badminton players are able to gain 2 gold medals from the men's badminton singles Jonathan Christie and Badminton pair Kevin Sajaya / Markus Gideon. According to Imam, Indonesian badminton players often won titles in various super series. For this achievement, the government also promised bonuses not only for gold, silver and bronze medalists but also their coaches and assistants. According to him, until now gold medalists will get a bonus of Rp 1.5 billion which will be disbursed after the the Asian Paragames ends in October. (KBRN/EDWI/AHM)