FORMER Indonesian badminton player Greysia Polii believes that the women’s doubles pair Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti can go far in the upcoming 2024 Olympics.
“In terms of the women’s doubles competition, I think the first rank to Apri/Fadia is equal. It’s just a matter of how Apri/Fadia can apply everything they’ve learned, what they’ve gotten in training on the field,” Greysia said, quoted Between, Monday (22/7).
The Apri/Fadia pair are in Group A with the top seeds from China, Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan.
Group A of women’s doubles is also inhabited by Japanese pair Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara and Malaysian representatives Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan.
“People say Apri/Fadia are in an uncomfortable group, but this is the Olympics and everyone is the best. Opportunities are always open,” said Greysia, who is the AdHoc PP PBSI mentor for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
He said the training camp undertaken by Indonesian badminton athletes in Chambly, France, is expected to strengthen their focus and abilities ahead of the world’s biggest sporting stage later.
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“During a training camp like this, the children have to re-strengthen their focus on what their purpose is here for,” said Greysia, who won a gold medal with Apriyani Rahayu in the women’s doubles event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
“I once said, when training, have the highest expectations, but when you compete, forget everything and focus on the game. Hopefully the kids can apply all that,” he added.
In addition, the training camp is also expected to be able to refresh the training atmosphere to be more enjoyable and support team cohesion.
“This training camp is very important because as a normal human being, it is normal to feel bored with the same training place all year round. With training camp, the atmosphere can be fresh again but still with high focus,” said Greysia.
“In addition, the team can be more compact. That atmosphere can ultimately determine the feel on the field,” he said. (Ant/P-5)
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