Dian David Michael Jacobs: (Antara/Yudhi Mahatma) |
Indonesia
grabbed a bronze medal in the 14th Paralympic Games, after twenty years of
coming home empty handed.
Dian David
Michael Jacobs grabbed the medal in table tennis after beating José Manuel Ruiz
Reyes from Spain in the Excel center in London on Sunday night.
The
32-year-old athlete gained victory in four sets. David won the first set 11-9,
but was later defeated in the second set 7-11. David managed to salvage the
match by rebounding in the last two round sets, 11-5 and 11-6.
After
claiming the title, David shed tears of happiness.
The
National Paralympic Committee (NPC) secretary general Pribadi said that it was
the first time David participated in the event.
Pribadi has
proposed that the government award Rp 100 million (US$10,487) to the bronze
medalist. However, the government has not yet agreed to the proposal.
"It is
the best achievement of an Indonesian Paralympics team so far," said
Indonesia’s chef de mission, James Tangkudung, as quoted by kompas.com.
Indonesia’s
last achievement in the Paralympics was at the 1998 Toronto games where it
collected two silver medals. Since its absence in 1992, the country had not won
any medals.
(yps/iwa)
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