Jayapura – The Indonesian National Paralympic Committee (NPC) admired President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) who went to the closing event of the National Paralympic Week (Peparnas) XVI at Mandala Stadium on Saturday night.
” All of us feel relieved and satisfied that in the midst of the President’s hectic schedule, he took the time to be present at the end of the 16 th Peparnas in Papua,” Chairman of NPC Senny Marbun remarked at the closing event of Peparnas Papua.
Marbun and his group stated they were really pleased with the Peparnas Papua, adding they thought that all Papuans can celebrate its success.
Marbun also applauded Widodo for his attention to handicapped athletes in the country.
” Just him who is bold to connect us with our non-disabled athletes,” he remarked.
Peparnas Papua, which is held when in four years, became a new expect Indonesia to even more enhance sports accomplishments on the international stage, he said.
Numerous records were broken in the 16 th Peparnas, he notified.
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Based upon information from the organizers, 96 professional athletes broke records in Peparnas’ sports, he said. On the other hand, 39 national records were broken in swimming, he added.
Swimming athlete Chandra S. Simanjuntak from North Sumatra even broke the ASEAN Paralympic games record by finishing males’s 100 meters backstroke S11 in 1 minute and 31.62 seconds, he pointed out.
The powerlifting branch logged 13 record-breakers, he noted.
” Lots of records were broken, and many tears shed.
All the occasions turned into one series that colored all the competitions that the athletes went through together, he said.
” It is time for us to reflect so that in the future, we can assist spur victories to make the country proud,” he included.
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