On Sunday, Gregoria was defeated by South Korea's An Se-young in the semifinals. She would have fought other semifinalists, either Carolina Marin or China's He Bingjiao.
Carolina, who withdrew from the competition, has made Gregoria get the bronze medal without playing.
"This is confusing. It is very wrong if I feel happy over other people's suffering," Gregoria said. "This is an unfortunate event for Marin, but I do not know how to react, like I do not want this to happen."
"To be honest, I am grateful for the medal, but I am not really happy," she added.
Gregoria's bronze medal is Indonesia's first medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and also the first medal for the country's women's singles after Maria Kristin won bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Her coach, Herli Djaenudin, said that it has been a while since Indonesia's women's singles badminton won a medal.
Chairman of the Indonesian National Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia), Raja Sapta Oktohari, said that Gregoria's medal is not simply given to her but because of her struggles.
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