Indonesian Ambassador to Japan Heri Akhmadi escorted the Indonesian Paralympic team departing for Indonesia at the Tokyo Haneda Airport.
Athletes returning to the country comprised two para-table tennis athletes David Jacobs and Komet Akbar as well as two para-shooting athletes, Bolo Triyanto and Hanik Puji Hastuti. They were accompanied by para-table tennis team coach Bayu Widhie Hapsara Purba, para-shooting team coach Aris Hariyadi, and official Ajeng Widha Paramitha.
On the occasion, Akhmadi lauded the hard work and achievements of the athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
“The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo lauds the athletes’ struggle in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics,” Akhmadi noted in a written statement received by ANTARA here on Saturday. The embassy presented a certificate of appreciation and two multi-trip Jakarta-Tokyo tickets to bronze medalist David Jacobs, facilitated by Pertamina.
“The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo, supported by State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), gave away ticket prizes to medal winners, so they can visit Japan again and become our guests,” according to Akhmadi, who was accompanied by Head of the Social and Cultural Information Function Meinarti Fauzie and the Immigration Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo, Marina Magdalena Harahap.
The embassy also handed out souvenirs to the seven members of the Indonesian contingent that returned to their homeland.
Meanwhile, Pertamina Acting Vice President Stakeholder Relations Rifky Rahman, via a video call, lauded and congratulated David Jacobs and the Indonesian Paralympic Team for their achievements and hard work during the Paralympics. “Pertamina too lauds the Olympic and Paralympic medalists. Hopefully, this form of appreciation would provide enthusiasm and motivation to David Jacobs and the entire Indonesian Paralympic team,” Rahman stated.
Jacobs secured a bronze medal in the men’s para-table tennis event on Saturday, August 29, 2021.
Jacobs, born in Makassar on June 21, 1977, is one of Indonesia’s leading para-table tennis athletes. The athlete, who has been playing table tennis since the age of 10, has made Indonesia proud at various international championships. He bagged his first gold medal at the 2001 Seattle Pacific Table Tennis Club (SEATTA) Games in Singapore as well as bronze medals at the 2012 London Paralympics and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Source: Antara News