The first Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of the Indonesia Gold Medal Winning Program (Satlak Prima), Lukman Niode, said in a press statement received here on Thursday that the number of selected athletes was six more than the number for the Olympic Games 2012 in London and it had met the target.
"After the initial target for Satlak Prima was met, we are now hoping we can win gold medals again," he said.
According to data, the 28 athletes that have passed the prestigious multi-event consist of two for athletics, seven for weight lifting, four for archery, 10 for badminton, two for rowing, one for bike racing and two for swimming.
He said that with a higher number of athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Brazil, it is hoped the tradition of winning gold medals will be restored again following the failure to win one at the London Olympic Games.
"The wild card facility must be used well. Athletes who won wild cards were determined by their international principal organizations and in the case of athletics by IAAF and swimming by FINA," he stated.
The Secretary General of PB PASI (National Athletic Association), Tigor Tanjung said he had submitted sprinter Sudirman Hadi for the Olympic Games following the failure of marathon runner Agus Prayogo to pass the qualification limit to join the Olympic Games at the Gold Coast Marathon 2016 in Australia on July 3.
"We saw that Sudirman is still young and has quite a good performance clocking the best record at 10.47 seconds. That is why we decided to send him so that he could get more experience. If he fails to get a medal this time we hope he wins one later," he said.
Following are the names of athletes who have passed qualifications and won wild cards to join in the Olympic Games in Brazil.
Badminton:
Mens Singles
1. Tommy Sugiarto
Mens Doubles
2-3. Hendra Setiawan/Mohammad Ahsan
Womens Singles
4. Lindaweni Fanetri
Womens Doubles
5-6.Nitya Krishinda Maheswati/Greysia Polii
Mixed Doubles
7-8. Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir
9-10. Praveen Jordan/Debby Susanto
Athletics:
Womens Long Jump
11. Maria Nathalia Londa
100 meter Sprint
12. Sudirman
Archery:
Mens Recurve
13. Riau Ega Agatha
Womens Recurve
14. Ika Yuliana
Mens Team Recurve
15.Muhammad Hanif Wijaya
16. Hendra Purnama
Rowing:
17. Memo (Mens M IX)
18. Dewi yuliawati (Womens W IX)
Weightlifting:
19. Surohmad (56kg)
20. Eko Yuli Irawan (62kg)
21. M Hasbi (62 kg)
22. I Ketut Ariana (69kg)
23. Triyatno (69kg)
24. Sri Wahyuni (48kg)
25. Dewi Safitri (53kg)
Bike Racing:
26. Toni Syarifudin (BMX)
Swimming (two athletes)(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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