UNAIR NEWS “ East Java™s BAPOMI contingent in 15th National Student Sports Week (POMNAS) in Makassar is supported by dozens of students. On the first day of the competition, Sunday, October 15, the team won three gold medals, five silver medals, and one bronze medal.
Two gold medals were from swimming, one medal was from chess. One silver medal was from swimming and four pieces of silver from the chess table.A bronze was from Petanque athlete, Wahyu Widodo.
Two swimming gold medals were presented by Nurul Fajar Fitriati from the 100m freestyle, and the 100m butterfly.The silver medal was donated by Unesa female swimmer, Dea Salsabila Puteri in women’s 200m freestyle.
“Looking at her achievements (Nurul) over the years and the opponents, I have predicted that two gold can be won,” said Dr.Imam Marsudi, M.Si., East Java swimming coach tounair.news.
Imam Marsudi was optimistic that fromthisaquaticsport, Team POMNAS East Java can still add more medals because Nurul and the other East Java swimmers can still perform again in another events.
On the first day, Sunday, several sports followed by East Java also achieved positive results.Men’s basketball team in the first round won from North Sulawesi, 115-67 while the women’s basketball team beat Lampung 113-20.
Badminton East Java players, facing the lens, playing against the team of South Sumatra in women double.Jatim won 2-1.(Photo: Bambang Bes)
In badminton, both men and women events also won. The men™s team of East Java after defeating West Papua 3-1 in the morning, also won over the home team of South Sulawesi 2-1 in the afternoon.While the women™s team won from South Sumatra 2-1.
“We have secured a bronze medal in tarung derajat, after one of our athletes made it into the top four.But it can still be increased to silver or even gold, “said Drs.Tutur Djatmiko, M.Kes, one of the coaches of this kind of martial arts.
There are still other events of pencak silat, sepak takraw, volleyball, and chess.Kempo will commence on Tuesday the day after tomorrow.Unfortunately, East Java™s futsal team only managed to be in the top 16 of 34 teams.It was defeated by Papua, and futsal team reinforced by a number of UNAIR students have returned to Surabaya on Sunday afternoon.(*)
Author: Bambang Bes
