Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – Indonesia sent 37 athletes Martial Arts follow World Championship 2022 in Malaysia.

37 Indonesian pencak silat athletes will compete in the 2022 World Pencak Silat Championship in Malaysia.

The World Pencak Silat Championship is scheduled to take place at Melaka International Trade Center (MITC), Melaka, Malaysia from July 26-31, 2022.

According to the Onesilat.org page, Indonesia became the second largest country to send representatives, behind Vietnam with 38 athletes. While host Malaysia has only 36 martial arts athletes, so does India.

Overall, the 19th edition of the Pencak Silat World Championship brought together athletes from 22 countries. Those who participated included Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Germany, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Laos.

Next come the Netherlands, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Uzbekistan. They will compete in different numbers, both combat and art, which are divided into several classes.

The Board of Directors of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (PB IPSI), through the official Instagram account, has released a list of names of athletes who will participate in the 2022 World Championship.

Among the men, there was Bayu Lesmana (under 45 kg), Mustakim (class A 45-50 kg), Abdul Malik (class B 50-55 kg), Yachser Arafah (class C 55-60 kg). This is followed by Hanifan YK (D class 60-65 kg), Syapik A (E class 65-70 kg), Iqbal Chandra (F class 70-75 kg) and Wahyu (G class 75-80 kg).

Next come Ronaldo (class H 80-85 kg), Hendra (class I 85-90 kg), Rangga (class J 90-95 kg), Eko (open class 1) and Aji Bangkit (open class 2).

In women, Suci W (less than 45 kg), Dinda N (class A), Safira (class B), Jeni K (class C), Atifa F (class D), Pipiet K (class E). Then Dyah P (class F), Nia L (class G), Fransiska (class H), Siska A (open class 1).

Then for the men’s art act, at the 2022 World Pencak Silat Championship, PB IPSI sent Sugianto (singles) Putu Anom and Nyeneng (doubles), Anggi-Asep-Rano (team) and Syarif H (creative solo). Then for girls there is Puspa A (singles and creative solo), Ririn and Riska (doubles) and Eny-Riana-Riva (team).

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