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Indonesian rowers mine gold in Marina Channel
Victorious: Indonesian rowing team members (on the far side) celebrate their victory at Marina Channel, Singapore, on Sunday
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Victorious: Indonesian rowing team members (on the far side) celebrate their victory at Marina Channel, Singapore, on Sunday.(JP/Ricky Yudhistira) (on the far side) celebrate their victory at Marina Channel, Singapore, on Sunday.(JP/Ricky Yudhistira)
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span class="inline inline-center">Victorious: Indonesian rowing team members (on the far side) celebrate their victory at Marina Channel, Singapore, on Sunday.(JP/Ricky Yudhistira)
The Indonesian rowing team wrapped up the last day's competition in style by seizing five out of 10 gold medals on offer in drizzling rain at the Marina Channel on Sunday.
Memo won his Games' second gold in the men's 1000-meter singles sculls after finishing first in three minutes and 27.25 seconds.
Cordova Nestor of the Philippines followed behind on 3:30.47 with Min Aung Ko of Myanmar in third at 3:31.65.
Memo's first gold was won in the men's 500-meter singles sculls two days ago.
The second gold on the day was seized by debutants Arief and Ihram in the men's 1000-meter lightweight doubles.
They started off the race behind Vietnam's Nguyen Van Tuan and Nguyen Van Duc before overtaking them in the last 300 meters to finish in 3:13.24. The Vietnam pair finished 0.99 seconds behind, followed by Benjamin Tolentino Jr and Edgar Ilas of the Philippines, who clocked 3:15.04.
'I thank my coach and superiors who have given me the chance to compete in this event,' said Arief, a First Class Private at the Army's Wirabuana Military Regional Headquarters in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
He said their eagerness to win had motivated them to pull their way hard. That fighting spirit saw them overtake their opponents after they had been trailing in the opening 500 meters.
'I'm glad we could do it,' he said.
Asked whether the rain obstructed their performance, the young soldier said it was not a big deal as all the opponents faced similar conditions.
Indonesia's gold celebrations continued in the men's 1000-meter pair courtesy of Budi Santoso and Tanzil Hadid, the men's 1000-meter lightweight four (Denri Maulidzar Al Ghiffari, Muhad Yakin, Rendi Syuhada Anugrah) and
men's 1000-meter eight (Muhammad Ali Darta Lakiki Mahendra Yanto, Muhammad Rais Mahu, Agus Budy Aji, Wiko, Adi Adriansyah, Arfin, Edwin Rudiana, Ferdiansyah Jarudin).
A gold medal slipped through the hands of Syiva Lisdiana and Wa Ode Fitri Rahmanjani who competed in the women's 1000-meter pair final. They were defeated by a whisker of seconds.
The two led the race from the start but in the last few meters to the finish line let Vietnam's Le Thi An and Pham Thi Hue overtake them. The Indonesians touched the finish buoy 0.07 seconds behind the champions.
'I feel a bit disappointed but we should acknowledge our opponents' power,' said Syiva, who was content at having improved on her bronze medal in the 2013 Myanmar Games to silver in Singapore.
Maryam Makdalena Daimoi, who won gold in the women's 500-meter lightweight singles two days ago, splashed hard in the women's 1000-meter lightweight singles, but Thailand's Neegree Phuttaraksa was too strong to beat. The Thai won gold in 3:55.27 seconds.
Maryam, who followed behind in 3:58.93 minutes, looked so exhausted she slammed herself to the ground at the finish. The host's Sayidah A Mohamed Rafa'ee took bronze in 3:59.01.
In the men's 1000 meter lightweight singles, Isadi Ardi only managed to clock 3:39.33 to finish third behind Vietnam's Nguyen Van Linh 3:33.13, followed by Saensuk Jaruwat of Thailand, 0.67 seconds behind.
Susanti and Natalia Latupeirissa also brought home bronze from the women's 1000-meter lightweight doubles.
Head of Indonesian Rowing Association (PODSI) Achmad Sutjipto said he was glad that his squad could show their best in the multisport event.
Today, we collected five gold and two silvers. 'Overall we have collected 13 gold medals,' he said. The other five golds came from canoeing (three) and traditional boat race (two).
