Capital : Jakarta | President : Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono | Width of State : 1,904,569 km2 | Population : 237,424,363
Force Prediction for Indonesia in ISG 2013
As the host, Indonesia is determined to champion the third ISG – 2013. Depicting the first ISG on 2005, Indonesia finished on the 18th position by scoring 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronzes. Indonesia lost from Malaysia that finished on the 7th position by gains of 5 golds, 5 silvers and 6 bronzes.
For the third ISG – 2013, it will take a long way for Indonesia to reach medals due to the situation of acquiring only 1 silver (contributed by Triyatno) and 1 bronze (Eko Yuli Irawan) in London on the 2012 Olympics. Badminton remains one of the favored sports that despite lacking success in contributing medals during the 2012 Olympics, yet has generated Indonesia 5 golds, 4 silvers and two bronzes in the 26th South East Asian Games.
Indonesia’s badminton trusties for the third ISG will comprise 2 pairs world champions from the World Badminton Championship in Guangzhou, just a month ago (August 2013); Tantowi Ahmad/ Lilyana Natsir and Hendra Setiawan/ Muhammad Ahsan. Indonesia’s badminton force will also receive fortification by Simon Santoso; Adriyanti Firdasari and Vita Marrisa. Swimming will be an expectation for Indonesia as well, by the reliance towards I Gede Siman Sudartawa and Glen Victor.
For athletics Indonesia will count on Triyaningsih, Jauhari Johan, Franklin Burumi, Heru Astriyanto, Agus Prayogo, Ridwan and Yahuza. While for archery, Ika Yuliana maintains her status of being irreplaceable. She will be supported by two gold winners in the SEA Games 2011; I Gusti Nyoman Puruhito and Erwina Safitri.
For basketball, beach volleyball and indoor volleyball, karate, taekwondo, court tennis and wushu, Indonesia doesn’t put up too many expectations–for having no noticeable force in the branches–in addition to preserving the concentration of their athletes for participation in the 27th SEA Games in Nay Pyi Daw, Myanmar, December 11-22 this very year.
However, the hope of gaining medals from those sports cannot be said to be nonexistent, for it is possible–out of expectations–to retrieve medals from them in ISG 2013. Particularly in beach volleyball that had contributed gold in the 26th SEA Games 2011. Wushu figure of Indonesia, Ivana Irmanto, also stands a chance, for the seizure of a silver in the 2010 Asian Games. Similar expectation is also reasonable for taekwondo, whereas Indonesia had gained 9 golds, 5 silvers and 13 bronzes in the Asian Taekwondo Championship XI in Nay Pyi Daw, Myanmar, which was concluded quite recently; 12th May 2013.
While for football, so far Indonesia’s National Team has been less than convincing in their performances. Is it most unfortunate that there will be no dragonboat sporting for ISG 2013 for it could yield golds for Indonesia, again, after the victory of securing 3 golds and 3 silvers–making them the ultimate victor–in the last Asian Games (2010).
–Compiled by Sportnews Magazine, South Sumatera Sports Committee (KONI Sumsel)
