These five athletes will compete for different provinces; one athlete represents East Java Province, one athlete represents Bali Province, and three athletes represent Central Java. These athletes will compete with other national-level athletes in Peparnas that will be held on 2-15 November 2021 in Papua.

The send-off ceremony was held simultaneously with the awarding ceremony for UNS athletes who brought medals from the National Sports Week (PON) XX 2021. The Rector of UNS hopes PON athletes’ achievements could motivate Peparnas athletes to achieve equal or even higher achievements.

“I hope the achievements accomplished by PON XX Papua could spread vigors for Peparnas 2021 athletes so that the five athletes could become a champion, and I hope everyone wins a gold medal,” Prof. Jamal stated.

Peparnas is a sporting event equal to PON specialized for athletes with disabilities. UNS athletes brought home three golds, three silvers, and two bronzes from PON XX, and for the achievement, the Rector granted IDR 4.5 million development funds for gold medalists, IDR 3.5 million for silver medalists, and IDR 2.5 million for bronze medalists. All medalists received free tuition fees for their study, and free study up to a Doctoral degree for gold medalists and to master degree for silver medalists. Similar rewards are promised for all athletes who come home with a medal from Peparnas XVI.

“Government policies to reward athletes at Olympics, PON, and other competitions are equals. Thus, if in Peparnas you win gold, silver, and bronze, InsyaAllah UNS will apply the same policy in terms of rewards granted to PON medalists,” Prof. Jamal emphasized. Humas UNS

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The representative of Central Java from UNS will compete from October 2 to October 15 on the Land of Cenderawasih (Bird-of-Paradise), Papua. The deployment of the contingent was also attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Sports (FKOR) UNS, Dr. Sapta Kunta, the Manager of Pencak Silat Section for Central Java KONI, who is also serving as the Head of the Sports Coaching Education Study Program (Penkepor), Dr. Haris Nugroho, and Head of the Student Affairs and Academic Bureau, Drs. Rohman Agus Pratomo.

In his speech, Dr. Haris states that there were nine athletes from UNS who will represent Central Java in the Papua PON. In addition, the contingent includes one sparring staff, namely Ananda Eka Ramadhan from the Master Program in Sports Science and the Section Manager of Pencak Silat for the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) in Central Java, Dr. Haris.

“Thank you for the warm reception and welcome from the UNS academic community. We wish for your blessing and support for us to contribute and win the highest medal for Central Java and UNS. Hopefully, there will be many UNS athletes who excel both in the national and international arenas,” said Dr. Haris.

Meanwhile, Prof. Jamal also advised that this PON 2021 can be the means to accomplish achievements. “Actually, not only these nine athletes, there are other UNS athletes who have to represent other KONIs. We are proud and happy because we can represent Central Java, with the flag of Central Java on the national stage,” said Prof. Jamal. In addition, the Rector of UNS also advised to always maintain health, both in food intake and sleep patterns.

The nine athletes from UNS who will compete in PON Papua 2021 are from three study programs, namely Physical Education, Health and Recreation (PJKR) FKOR, Sports Coaching Education (Penkepor) FKOR, and Demographics and Civil Registration (DPS) Vocational School (SV).

The representing athletes are Adira Kurniawati (PJKR/FKOR) and Yulian Muhammad Adhitama (PJKR/FKOR) for fencing. Agung Wahyudi (PJKR/FKOR) for the triple jump athletics event. Ashifa’ Helsa Ashuroh (PJKR/FKOR) for Diving.
For the pencak silat sport there are three UNS students, namely Nadia Haq Umami Nur Cahyani (Penkepor/FKOR), Zidni Rahma Amaly (Penkepor/FKOR), and Khoirudin Mustakim (Penkepor/PJKR). For Football there are Iskushardianto (PJKR/FKOR) and Fauziyyah Rahma Prastista (DPS/SV). Humas UNS

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