Pencak silat 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018

18th  Asian Games Jakarta

Palembang 2018

Indonesia Win gold medal In Pencak silat

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Asian Games 2018

Antara/Palembang/ Jakarta

Puspa Arumsari has won Indonesia’s first gold in pencak silat, the country’s traditional martial art form that is making its debut in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.

Puspa took the gold after scoring the highest points of 467 in the women's single art category at Padepokan Pencak Silat Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII), East Jakarta on Monday.

Lagging behind Puspa were Singapore’s Nurzuhairah Mohammad Yazid, who took silver with 445 points, and the Philippines's Cherry May Regalado who took the bronze with 444 points.

Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi placed the medals around the winners’ necks.

With Puspa’s victory, Indonesia has won 13 gold medals in the 2018 Asian Games. The host country is expected to collect five gold medals from pencak silat.