Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia won two gold medals at the sixth edition of the Asia-Pacific Deaf Badminton Championships held in Pattaya Chonburi, Thailand from September 14-21. The first gold medal was obtained by Ilyas Rachman Ryandhani of the men’s singles number after beating his compatriot Edi Susanto in the final round.

Ilyas again presented the gold medal in the men’s doubles with Edi Susanto after beating host pair Thailand 21-19 and 22-20. “The group stage struggle was difficult but we tried to get through it with passion. In fact, the preparation (for the championship) was very sudden and I only trained independently with Ilyas at the Garuda club” , Edi told ANTARA in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The Asia Pacific Deaf Badminton 2022 will see the participation of seven countries, namely India, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Malaysia. Meanwhile, Indonesia fielded 10 representatives in the championship. Besides Ilyas and Edi, there were also Dzakiyah A Maruf, Ghaniah Fadlatun Nisa and Muhamad Enrico Rasyadan. The departure of the Indonesian delegation of deaf disabled athletes was facilitated by the Indonesian Deaf Sports Association (PORTURIN).

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Porturin is the parent organization of sports specifically for deaf athletes. Porturin is an official member of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), which is under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Deaf athletes are also separate from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), so they have their own program and championship schedule.