Queen of Asia 18th Asian Games 2018

18th  Asian Games Jakarta

Palembang 2018

President Jokowi calls wushu athlete 

Lindswell Kwok ‘Queen of Asia

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Asian Games 2018

Antara/Palembang/ Jakarta

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo called Indonesian wushu athlete Lindswell Kwok Wushu the “Queen of Asia” after she contributed a second gold medal to Indonesia in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Monday.

“Lindswell, wushu queen of Southeast Asia, now becomes the queen of Asia. Congratulations

The President expressed his great pride in the achievement of the second gold on the second day of the Games.

President Jokowi, who also watched the wushu competition in Hall B of JIExpo Kemayoran Jakarta, even gave his thumbs up to Lindswell Kwok.

“Indonesia earned the second gold on the second day of the 2018 Asian Games. This morning, Lindswell Kwok grabbed a gold medal for wushu in the Taijijian All-Round event in Hall B of JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta,” the President further tweeted.

Lindswell Kwok succeeded in securing her gold after gaining near-perfect scores of 9.75 for Taijiquan and Taijijian, which made Lindswell a champion after beating her competitors in points.

In women’s Taijiquan-Taijijian, Lindswell accumulated 19.50 points, divided into 9.75 for Taijiquan and 9.75 for Taijijian.

On social media, Lindswell’s achievement received overwhelming appreciation. The President’s tweet has received over 5,400 likes and 3,676 retweets.

Even a Twitter user from disaster-stricken Lombok joined in expressing appreciation to Lindswell. “Congrats, Lindswell, we in Lombok keep following the event though we’re in trouble and feel proud of Indonesia’s accomplishments in the Asian Games

-AG Media Publication in cooperation with The Jakarta Post