Jakarta Rowing Athletes Confident of Winning Gold Medals
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Support for Jakarta athletes competing in the National Sports Week (PON) XXI Aceh - North Sumatra, continues to flow. This time, it comes from a former rowing athlete who is also a resident of Pondok Ranggon, Cipayung, East Jakarta.
The rowing athletes from Jakarta have been trained hard
Sri Endang Wahyu Yantini (49), who once defended the Jakarta Rowing Team at the Jatiluhur National Rowing Championship (Kejurnas), West Java in 1997, felt optimistic that her juniors competing in PON XXI would win many gold medals because they had been trained by a very professional coach.
"The rowing athletes from Jakarta have been trained hard. Like rowing in the East Flood Canal (KBT) which is filled with foam and garbage. Of course, this is full of challenges and drains a lot of energy," she expressed, Monday (9/9).
Jakarta Bags Rowing Silver in PON XXIShe uttered athletes must maintain body balance and focus in order to achieve victory.
"Their field is in the middle of the water. If they are unable to maintain their balance, they will certainly sway and could lose to their opponent's speed," she closed.
