Faced Fierce Resistance, Jojo Successfully Defeats Belgian Representative

Jakarta, Todaysgist.com – Jonatan Christie had to fight hard in his first match at the 2024 Paris Olympics against Julien Carraggi at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena, Paris, Saturday (27/7/2024).

Against the 52nd ranked men’s singles player, the player who is familiarly called Jojo had to play three games before winning with a score of 18-21, 21-11, and 21-16. Jojo who played in group L was forced to play for 65 minutes before winning.

Jojo made many unforced errors in the first game. The smashes made by Carragi made him helpless. Jojo managed to collect points up to 18 and then surrendered 18-21 in the first game.

In the second game, Jojo tried to rise and successfully improved his performance. The smash he launched made the 24-year-old player from Belgium have difficulty. In this game, it was Carraggi’s turn to often make his own mistakes. Jojo then managed to finish this set with 21-11.

Entering the deciding game, Jojo was able to maintain his performance. The pressure he continued to exert made Carraggi helpless. He managed to stop Carraggi’s resistance with a score of 21-16.

In the next match in Group L, Jojo will meet Guatemalan representative Kevin Cordon on Sunday (29/7/2024). In the last match, he will meet Lakshya Sen.

In another match in this group, Lakshya Sen defeated Kevin Cordon with a score of 21-8 and 22-20.

In the previous match, Indonesian women’s doubles Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti started their struggle at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a defeat after falling to Japanese doubles Maya Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara.

Playing in the group A preliminary round, Apriyani/Fadia lost with a score of 22-24 and 15-21. Apriyani/Fadia surrendered to the sixth-ranked pair in 56 minutes.

Meanwhile, Indonesian men’s doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto successfully secured victory in their first action at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In the first badminton match in group C, Fajar/Rian defeated German representatives Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel with a score of 21-13 and 21-17. The Red and White representatives won after struggling for 34 minutes.

The mixed badminton doubles pair Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtas Mentari also successfully won their first action at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The 13th-ranked pair successfully defeated South Korean representatives Kin Hon-wo/Jeong Na-eun with a score of 22-20, 14-21, and 21-19. They successfully won after struggling for 71 minutes.