The achievements of the sons and daughters of West Papua in the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) in 2021, especially in the Judo Sports Branch. This is a brilliant and extraordinary achievement for PON Papua.
Judoka Papua won four gold medals, the male and female Jodoka pairs, each male Judoka pair Yeni Agus Sujad Minto and Wairifer Bukwab in the Nage Kata number.
Yudoka daughter of Devta Alince Obinaru with Feronika Malanesya Rumbewas in the Ju No Kata number. The Papuan Yudoka who won the match were grateful for winning the gold medal at the Yudo Graha Eme Neme Yauware venue, Timika, Papua.
Wairifer on behalf of his friends expressed his deep gratitude to the General Chairperson of Judo West Papua and the Chairperson of the Papua Daily. He also expressed his gratitude to the Papuan people who have supported them so far.
Papua Contingent Manager, Kombes Pol. Ricko Taruna Mauruh, S.I.K said, the achievements that have been achieved by the Papuan Judo athletes cannot be separated from the intense training process with the team.
The exercises are conducted in several places such as Cilotttiio and Bali with predetermined programs with an excellent Coach Team with Sense Bambang and Sense Yuni and other trainers.
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He said the hard work was carried out by the athletes and the Papuan team to show that Papua has new strength, has talents that deserve to be reckoned with. Ricko Taruna also said that he would continue to develop the Yudo Sport in the coming year.
According to Ricko, the Papuan team is only targeting one number from Nage No Kata but thanks to God they can win four gold, one silver, and four bronze medals in the 2021 Papua PON,
Judo coach, Bambang Prakasa, said the West Papua judoka who have achieved achievements are due to their self-confidence and playing at home. Bambang Prakasa said that in addition to discipline, they also heard the coach’s directions and the basic self-defense of the Police that they had.
It is said that the Covid-19 pandemic has also provided obstacles in the practice of yudoka, but they (yudoka) have great motivation to practice and continue to carry out strict procedures.
According to the trainer of the training program that has been implemented by the West Papua team, one of them is by watching more videos from foreign countries, then practicing in their place.
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Judoka Feronika also said that during this pandemic, they had to go through many obstacles during their practice and even took part in the ‘world’ championship via Virtual and won 3rd place.
With that experience, they continue to practice, pray, and believe that they can do it. Their motivation can be here, First Lord Jesus, second parents and the land of West Papua, also support from our agency the police.
Papua Province not only has extraordinary natural beauty. This area in eastern Indonesia also gave birth to many talented athletes. In the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) 2021, was in third place in the standings with 32 gold, 16 silver, and 35 bronze medals.
This shows that on Earth Cenderawasih there are many outstanding athletes. Not only male athletes but female athletes from Papua are also known to be scary if they are already in the competition arena. Some athletes are native or bloody from West Papua who is rich in achievements.
Nesthy Stella Iriani Pedai became the first native Papuan athlete to successfully donate a gold medal from rock climbing at PON XX Papua. The athlete who has the nickname spider girl was born on October 8, 2002.
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Franklin Ramses Burumi is athlete from West Papua, representing Indonesia at the 2011 Jakarta-Palembang Sea Games, Franklin successfully won a gold medal for Indonesia in the men’s 100-meter sprint.
Boaz Salossa is an athlete who is intertwined in the world of football. He has been immersed in the world of football since 1999 when he joined PS Putra Yohan. Known to be agile in playing on the field, Boaz Solossa is known as one of the legends of Persipura Jayapura and the Indonesian national team.
One of Indonesia’s most accomplished weightlifters is Lisa Rumbewas. He has won silver medals in three consecutive Olympic events, namely the 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics, and 2008 Beijing Olympics.
At the Sydney and Beijing Olympics, Lisa only won bronze, but one of her competitors was proven to be doping. Serafi Anelies Unani stole the show at the 2011 SEA Games in Palembang, she won gold and broke the record time of 11.69 seconds in the 100-meter sprinter.
This badminton athlete is the son of Panus Korwa, an 80s footballer who became a legend of Arema Malang. This woman of Papuan descent was born in Blitar, East Java on December 16, 1988.
Nitya has achieved many achievements, one of which was when she won gold at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea when she was paired with Greysia Polii. In this way, there are very many sons of West Papua who have a myriad of achievements.
