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| UMM Taekwondo athletes who won the national championship once more (Photo: Special) |
University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) Taekwondo athletes once again made a brilliant achievement. They won 6 medals at the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemenpora RI) Quantum Taekwondo Championship, which took place on August 9-11, 2024, at GOR Pencak Silat, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta. They are Fajerin Trihadi Wicaksono, Athya Sulfina Bin Usman, Naura Huwaida Ramadani, Zaskia Nurismi Lingga, Fanelga Zahra Flora, and Muchammad Iqbal.
Fajerin Trihadi Wicaksono admitted that he and his colleagues were very grateful to be able to bring home a lot of medals. Moreover, the preparation that has been done for more than three months has yielded maximum results.
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“Alhamdulilah, I won the gold medal, and my colleagues won the silver medal. Moreover, this is a national championship with participants from all over Indonesia. Obviously, the obstacles we encountered were not easy,” he explains.
Furthermore, he also provided tips that the key to an athlete's consistency is to be able to manage time well. Moreover, there is also the obligation of a student who must remain active in participating in lecture activities. “For athletes on campus, they must be able to divide their time between lectures and training. It must be arranged as well as possible in order to remain consistent in achieving,” he explained.
He also admitted that he had just started Taekwondo since he joined the red coat of the white campus. Previously, Ajin was more focused on academics and had not had time to develop his interest in taekwondo. According to him, this is because the white campus is very supportive of the interests and talents of its students.
Ajin felt one of the results during the championship. Ajin and his colleagues admitted that they received full support from the campus, starting from transportation, accommodation, and consumption to match fees. It is also a form of UMM's real commitment to continue to provide support to students in achieving achievements.
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“At first I was just interested in taekwondo and joined the Student Activity Unit. Over the time, I felt that UMM really facilitated its students. So I continue to optimize in honing my skills in taekwondo. And every time I participate in a competition, there must be support from the campus, “he said.
Last but not least, he advised all UMM students not to hesitate in showing their skills and talents. It is certain that the white campus always supports its students to excel.
“The campus has provided many platforms and development facilities to its students, we have proven it. This is also a real proof that there is no achievement that is not appreciated on the white campus,” he said. (Ri/Faq/Put)
