Tokyo 2020 Olympics News


 The weightlifting sport again presented medals for Indonesia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. After female lifter Windy Cantika Aisah won a bronze medal, Eko Yuli Irawan won a silver medal from the men's 61 kg weightlifting branch at the Tokyo International Forum, Sunday (25/7/2021). ).

The silver medal is a repeat of Eko Yuli Irawan's success when he appeared at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Eko competed tightly with Chinese lifter, Li Fabin, who finally won the gold medal. Although Eko Yuli Irawan has yet to win gold, he should be proud of his achievements. So far he has collected four medals from 4 Olympics.

In detail, 2 bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, London 2012 Olympics. And, 2 silver medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Eko Yuli Irawan won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This means that Eko was able to win medals from four Olympic titles. which is followed in succession.

Appearing at the Tokyo International Forum, Sunday (25/7/2021), Eko only posted a total lift of 302 kg, from the 137 kg snatch and 165 kg clean and jerk in the 61 kg class.

Eko Yuli Irawan could carve gold ink as long as he didn't fail in the clean and jerk class. It was smooth in the first batch with 165 kg, but the 31-year-old lifter failed in the second and third batches weighing 177 kg. This lifter from Lampung had to settle for being in second place, passed by Li Fabin, a lifter from China, who managed to record a lift of 313 kg. The details are 141 kg for the snap and 172 kg for the clean and jerk.

Even though he only won a silver medal Eko is one of the most successful Indonesian athletes throughout Indonesia's participation in the Olympics! Eko Yuli Irawan is the only athlete who consistently donates medals for the Red and White, even in four consecutive editions. The silver medal from the Tokyo Olympics is the fourth medal he has donated since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

In Beijing, he won a bronze medal. The same medal was inscribed in the next four years in London. Then Eko won a silver medal when performing in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Previously, Eko had also said that the opportunity to appear again in the Olympics was an honor. Moreover, this multievent is the pinnacle of an athlete's career.

"Alhamdulillah, I am very happy because this is an honor for athletes and this is the biggest multievent in the world that all athletes covet. I have been able to participate in the Olympics so many times, I am very happy," said Eko. Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Sunday (25/7/2021) afternoon WIB. On the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, all five representatives of the Indonesian badminton team who played successfully won. This achievement was continued by Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, and Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti, on the second day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung as the only Indonesian women's singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics successfully defeated Thet Htar Thuzar (Myanmar) in The first match of Group M. Gregoria appeared very impressive after winning the straight game with a score of 21-11 and 21-7 within 27 minutes. The victory is very proud considering Gregoria at this time I was still quite tense in the first match today. Because this is the biggest tournament I have ever participated in," said Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. "However, I am grateful that I was able to calm down in the middle of the first and second games," said Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. Furthermore, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung is scheduled to face Lianne Tan ( Germany) in the second match of Group M, Wednesday (28/7/2021) morning WIB. Just like Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting who is also a debutant at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics managed to show an impressive performance. Joined in Group J, Anthony Sinusuka Ginting did not have significant difficulties beating the unseeded Hungarian representative, Gergely Krausz. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting as the fifth seed managed to win a straight game with a score of 21-13 and 21-8 within 32 minutes. Next, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting will face the representative of The non-seeded Russia, Sergey Sirant, in the second match of Group J, Wednesday (28/7/2021) afternoon WIB. Also read: Tokyo 2020 Olympic results, Gintin g A landslide victory over the Hungarian representative The last representative of the Indonesian badminton team to play on the second day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti. Different from Gregoria and Ginting, Praveen/Melati this time played the second match in Group C of mixed doubles badminton at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. This time, Praveen/Melati again made the Indonesian public hopeful. anxious to see their appearance. Get information, inspiration, and insights in your email. Register email Facing the representatives of Denmark, Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Boje, Praveen/Melati managed to win a straight game. However, Praveen/Melati had to fight extra hard to win straight games. In the first game, Praveen/Melati as the fourth seed had won 20-17 or three times had the opportunity to win game points. However, Praveen/Melati seemed to have lost concentration and made Christiansen/Boje turn ahead 22-21. Luckily Praveen/Melati managed to get up in the last seconds to successfully lock the first game with a 24-22 victory. In the second game, Praveen/Melati had time trailing 15-18. Praveen/Melati then managed to close the points for Christiansen/Boje by scoring six consecutive points. Praveen/Metrain finally avoided the rubber game after successfully ending Christiansen/Boje's resistance with a 21-19 victory in the second game. The concentration factor still seems to be an obstacle for Praveen/Melati. In the first match of Group C, Praveen/Melati was forced to play rubber games when they faced unseeded Australian representatives, Simon Wing Hang Leung/Gronya Somerville. Praveen/Melati was forced to play rubber games after squandering their 20-13 advantage in the first game. After losing the first game 20-22, Praveen/Melati then bounced back in the next two games with 21-17 and 21-13 wins. Furthermore, Praveen/Melati will face the non-seeded representative of the host, Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino, in the third match of Group C, Monday (26/7/2021). Here are the complete results of the three representatives of the Indonesian badminton team on the second day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Women's Singles: Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Vs Thet Htar Thuzar (Myanmar): 21-11, 21-7 Men's Singles: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Vs Gergely Krausz (Hungary) : 21-13, 21-8 Mixed Doubles: Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti Vs Christiansen/Alexandra Boje (Denmark): 24-22, 21-19


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