UNAIR NEWS聽– The Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) team of 聽won the 3rd overall champion title of Paku Bumi Open 4 2018 Pencak Silat Championship. In the event, 10 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronzes were collected by IPSI UNAIR team.聽The event took place聽in Bandung from 2 to 4 February 2018.
“In addition to being the overall champion III, IPSI UNAIR team won the best female adult category,” said team manager of IPSI UNAIR, Mohammad Zinnur Atthufail Addausi.
There are ten athletes from the IPSI UNAIR team who won the gold medals. They were Langlang Imam Aminudin, Moh. Zinnur Atthufail Addausi, Tirta Agung, Alfiansyah Noval, Alfiani Syahriyah, Eny Mayang Sari, Rafika Olivia, Devy Nadya Ramadhani, Galuh Purwaningsih, and Siti Aisyah.
Meanwhile, silver medals were from Fuad Agus Salim, Rizal Firmansyah, Eko Prasetyo, and Nur Fausiyah.聽Furthermore, two bronze medals successfully presented by Andaru Rizky and Fitri Kholifah.
Mohammad Zinnur Atthufail Addaus also explained that in the championship, the team members were from the student activity unit (UKM) Pencak Silat UNAIR.聽There are 19 people involved.聽In details, there were 16 athletes, 2 trainers, and 1 manager.
Because the time was short, athletes sent in the championship were the rest of the previous competition, the Singapore Open.聽They were the best athletes from all pencak silat clubs.聽In fact, there were only six preparatory exercises ended with ice bath.
The other obstacle faced by IPSI UNAIR team was the weather problem.聽In contrast to the hot city of Surabaya, the athletes were difficult to adapt to the cold city of Bandung.聽The long journey also forced the athletes to quickly recover their physical condition.
“Alhamdulillah, I am very happy and proud.聽Although with minimal preparation, we can become the overall champion III and won the title of the best adult female category.聽Hopefully the next generation can successfully get the pieces of medals in the other championships, “he concluded.聽(*)
Author: M. Najib Rahman
Editor: Feri Fenoria
