JAKARTA, KOMPAS.TV The name of the winner of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Greysia Apriyani is immortalized as the name of a multisport building at GOR Ragunan, East Jakarta. This award was given directly by the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan (14/8). Anies hopes that this appreciation from the DKI Provincial Government can be an inspiration for young Indonesian athletes. “We want the award to motivate across generations. To make people, when they see it, say ‘I want to be like him, I want to bring gold like him’,” said Anies, Saturday (14/8/2021). Responding to this, Greysia said she felt proud and moved. She thanked all those who had contributed to supporting her to become a badminton women’s double winner at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “Thank you, thank you, I said earlier to the General Chairperson (PBSI), bonuses and appreciation are indeed things that can be achieved by all. athletes who excel. But to get his name inscribed in a badminton building where all of my childhood was here…”, said Greysia who sounded trembling while holding back tears of emotion. He admitted that the sports hall has special memories for him when he started his career as an athlete. “In the past, my mother brought me here, it was hot, because I wanted to practice in the afternoon–there was morning practice and afternoon session–bring lunch here. This is the place. The memory is amazing, which I can’t explain further here ,” he concluded. In addition to making the name Greysia Apriyani the name of a multisport sports building, the DKI Provincial Government also provided cash of 800 million rupiah along with houses and furniture worth 3.3 billion rupiah to the gold winner at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. .
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