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Asian Games: Laos stops Indonesia in sepak takraw semifinals
Indonesia lost to Laos in the semifinals and shared the bronze medal with Japan in sepak takraw in the Asian Games.
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Laos (blue) defeated Indonesia (red and white) in a semifinal match of the sepak takraw men's doubles event at the 18th Asian Games at Ranau Hall, Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, South Sumatra, on Aug. 24. In the category, Indonesia and Japan shared bronze while Thailand will face Laos in Saturday's final match. (JP/Nurni Sulaiman)
Laos won over host Indonesia 2-0 (21-10, 21-19 and 21-17, 10-21, 21-17) in the men's sepak takraw team doubles event at Ranau Hall, Jakabaring Sport City, Palembang, South Sumatra, on Friday evening.
At the other semifinal match, Thailand beat Japan 2-0 to reach the final.
With the result, Indonesia and Japan shared the bronze medal, while Laos will challenge Thailand in Saturday's final.
“[…] whatever the result, we appreciate it. The teams [athletes, coaches and officials] had already worked hard thanks to their big efforts for this country,” Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi, who witnessed the match, said later.
“We still eyed the best result from this game [sepak takraw]; we still have other categories, let see,” said Nahrawi.
Indonesia will compete on Saturday in the preliminary men’s regu against the Philippines. The other matches will feature Nepal vs Malaysia, Singapore vs Pakistan and South Korea vs Nepal.
