Thousands of Young Athletes from Aceh to Papua Show Off at the PB Djarum 2023 General Audition

A total of 1,529 young athletes from various regions in Indonesia, from Aceh to Papua, showed their best abilities in the PB Djarum 2023 General Audition selection round. At this stage, each participant managed to attract the attention of the talent scout team even though they were only given five minutes to play singles in GOR Djarum, Jati, Kudus, on Sunday (2/7/2023).

The President Director of the Djarum Foundation, Victor Hartono, appreciated the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the young badminton players who came from various regions in Indonesia. In accordance with the theme of this year’s General Audition, #KeepSemangatJuara, he hopes that the enthusiasm and hard work of the participants will produce glorious results on the international stage.

“The enthusiasm for this year’s General Audition is very good. This is one of PB Djarum’s ways to find quality talent. We are also looking for the best talents through national tournaments. We hope to find quality seeds that can later bring Merah Putih to victory highest achievement. We need to win back the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup,” said Victor.

One participant who dreams of joining the PB Djarum club and becoming an outstanding athlete is Margaretha Lusia Shara Rumambar. Margaretha, who came from Jayapura, Papua, took part in the PB Djarum 2023 General Audition and went through many struggles to achieve her dream.

As the daughter of a areca nut seller in Jayapura, Margaretha had faced financial constraints to travel to Kudus so she could take part in the PB Djarum 2023 General Audition. However, thanks to support from her adoptive parents, Margaretha managed to make this dream come true by coming to Kudus to take part in the selection. He didn’t want to waste this opportunity and has been preparing himself with regular training for the past month so he can perform brilliantly.

“I actually wanted to take part in the PB Djarum General Audition since last year, but I didn’t have the money to go to Kudus. However, thanks to my adoptive mother, I finally got the opportunity to attend the General Audition. For the past month, I have been in Solo to practice and make preparations with the HBC Saribumi club,” said the participant who idolized Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Cahyaningsih when interviewed online on Sunday (2/7/2023).

Among the other participants, there was Diego Vorlan Louise who came from Central Aceh. Diego, who has loved badminton since he was eight years old, took part in the PB Djarum General Audition because he wanted to be like PB Djarum’s athletes who have achieved glorious achievements at the international level.

“Before the audition, I practiced regularly at Champion Klaten for six months, twice a day. I hope that the training and the championship titles I have won in several tournaments can help me join PB Djarum,” said the U-13 participant who idolizes Kevin Sanjaya. .

Meet Idol
Apart from the excitement on the field during the first selection stage, the PB Djarum 2023 General Audition was also filled with interesting activities off the field. One of them is a talk show about badminton that presents expert speakers in their fields, with the topic “Streching After Playing” which was presented by PB Djarum’s physical trainer, Reny Ardhianingrum. Apart from that, there was also a meet and greet session with PB Djarum athletes such as Praveen Jordan, Melati Daeva Oktavianti, Dejan Ferdinansyah, Gloria Emanuelle, and Indonesian badminton legend, Tontowi Ahmad.

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