The gold medals were grabbed by Tiara Andini Prastika, who won the women`s downhill category, and Khoiful Mukhib, who won the men`s downhill category.
Another Indonesian athlete, Nining Purwaningsih, added a bronze medal to Indonesia`s medal tally after securing the third place, behind Vipavee Deekaballes of Thailand in the women`s downhill category.
As of Monday afternoon, Indonesia had so far collected four gold medals after Lindswell Kwok won the women`s wushu in Taijiquan-Taijijian style on Monday, and Defia Rosmaniar emerged as the winner in the women`s taekwondo event on Sunday.
Lindswell said the most difficult contenders to defeat in the women's Taijiquan-Taijijian style were the Japanese athletes whom she had met several times before in other world championships.
President Joko Widodo, who watched Defia grab the gold medal, also watched Lindswell do the same.
The head of state was accompanied by Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Imam Nahrawi, and Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto, in his capacity as general chairman of the Indonesia Wushu organization.
Indonesia is hosting the Asian Games for the second time this year after Jakarta was selected as the venue for the Asian sporting event in 1962.
This year, Jakarta and Palembang, the capital city of South Sumatra Province, are co-hosting the games from August 18 to September 2.
By virtue of its hosting the 2018 games, the country aims to secure a place among the top 10 largest sporting events.
At the world`s second biggest multi-sport event after the Olympics, around 15,000 athletes from 45 countries will compete in 462 events across 40 sports, of which 32 are Olympic sports.
The Olympic sports are Aquatics, Athletics, Fencing, Weightlifting, Basketball, Handball, Badminton, Baseball/Softball, Cycling, Equestrian, Golf, Wrestling, Hockey, Judo, Karate, Canoeing and Kayaking, Sailing, Shooting, Modern Pentathlon, Archery, Sport Climbing, Rowing, Rugby, Gymnastics, Roller Skating, Football, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Boxing, Triathlon, and Volleyball.
The non-Olympic sports are Bowling; Bridge; Cricket; Kabaddi; Martial Arts, including Jujitsu, Kurash, Pencak Silat, Sambo, and Wushu; Mechanical Sports, such as Paragliding and Jet Skiing; Squash; and Sepak Takraw.
Indonesia`s target is to make it to the top 10 by winning a minimum of 16 gold medals.
Reported by Aditya E.S. Wicaksono
Edited by Rahmad Nasution
Reporter: antara
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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