HumasUPNVJ – Pencak Silat UPN Veterans Jakarta again contributed medals on the 2nd day of PORSIMNAS WIMAYA 2022 (13/07/2022) after officially bagging one gold yesterday. There were thirteen medals, four gold, five silver and four bronze medals. All medals obtained were the result of the Pencak Silat Tanding category for both Men and Women.
The gold medals were recorded for Wahid Oktovian (Communication Science 2022) in the Men's Class A category, Muhammad Faizal Fahrezi (Law 2020) in the Men's Class E category, Amelia Azzahra Chairun Nisa (2019 Information Systems) in the Women's Class C category, and Anggela Wilmina. B (DIII Information Systems 2019) category B Women's Class.
The silver medals were recorded from Rafly Ridho Jamalulail (Navy Engineering 2019) in the Men's Class A category, Regina Garaz Labila (Informatics 2021) in the Women's Class E category, Azarya Raffael Siburian (Mechanical Engineering 2019) in the Men's Class G category, Aneesha Diaz Ramadhini (Accounting 2021) ) Women's Class A category, and Dela Anistia (2020 Management) Women's Class B category.
While the bronze medal was presented by Dieva Ahmad Habibie (Law 2021) in the Men's Class B category, Muhammad Naufal Hadafiz (2020 International Relations) in the Men's Class C category, Hendri Ridwan Ramadhan (Electrical Engineering 2021) in the Men's Class D category, and finally Muhammad Davy Huditama (Relationships). International 2019) Men's Class F category.
The final round of the Pencak Silat sport was very exciting and full of enthusiasm. The participants from all contingents have shown their best performance for the sake of their beloved campus. The rigorous, extra, and difficult training process does not betray the results. The success achieved made the athletes not only feel joy, but also more challenged to take part in other competitions, as stated by Amelia Azzahra.
Based on the coach's statement, the struggle of the participants was very hard. Preparations have started before the month of Ramadan. Even when fasting, the Pencak Silat team continues to practice because all are motivated to carry the name of UPNVJ in order to remain the best. "Their struggle is really hard, you. They are motivated to carry the name of UPNVJ to remain the best…” said Syarif Hidayatullah, as the coach. The Pencak Silat team also underwent special training to maximize their potential. “If we have special training from before the fasting month, we have been intensive every week, it can be 3-4 times at the beginning of the fasting month. Ahead of this event, it can take a full week," added Tariqhat Rama Putra, Pencak Silat official.
Strategy is very important in a game. The results of the PR team's interview with Amelia showed that the athletes were trained to learn the opponent's movements and play casually in the early rounds, while points could be scored in the second and third rounds. It is also useful to save power.
The total medal bagged by UPNVJ in the Pencak Silat sport was recorded as 14 medals. UPNVJ Silat represented by Rama hopes that the achievements that have been achieved can further grow the university's support for the Pencak Silat UKM so that the opportunity to make the university's name even bigger.