Asian Games Day 11 Roundup: Indonesia Adds One Gold, Two Silver Medals

Indonesia Collects Gold and Two Silvers on Asian Games Day 11

Tempatdonasi.com – Indonesia’s medal total received a boost on Tuesday, the 11th day of the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, as athletes secured one gold medal and two silver medals. Badminton delivered two of those podium finishes, while surfing added a landmark silver in its first appearance on the Asian Games program.

Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin captured the men’s doubles title, while Amri Syahnawi and Nita Violina Marwah finished second in mixed doubles. In Tahara, Aichi, I Made Pajar Ariyana earned silver in the men’s shortboard competition.

Leo and Daniel Rally for Men’s Doubles Title

Carnando and Marthin recovered from an opening-game defeat to overcome China’s Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in the men’s doubles final at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium. The Indonesian partnership prevailed 19-21, 21-13, 21-18 after 62 minutes.

The first game was closely contested, but Liang and Wang edged it 21-19. Leo and Daniel responded emphatically in the second game, winning 21-13 to force a decider. They then held their nerve in the final game, taking it 21-18 to claim the gold medal.

The victory extended Indonesia’s strong badminton campaign after the country had already won the men’s team event earlier in the Games. The individual doubles result added another major achievement for the Indonesian contingent in Aichi.

Mixed Doubles Pair Takes Silver

Amri Syahnawi and Nita Violina Marwah earned silver after meeting China’s world No. 1 pairing, Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Yaxin, in the mixed doubles final. Jiang and Wei won 21-19, 21-8 in a match lasting 40 minutes.

Indonesia’s pair stayed competitive in the opening game and held a lead after the interval. However, the Chinese team gradually gained control and narrowly took the first game. Jiang and Wei then applied sustained pressure in the second, limiting Amri and Nita’s opportunities to mount a comeback.

Although they fell short of gold, the silver medal marked another important result for Indonesia in badminton, one of the country’s most productive sports at the Games.

Surfing Silver Marks a New Milestone

Pajar delivered Indonesia’s other medal of the day in the men’s shortboard surfing final. He scored 10.40 points from his two highest-scoring waves, but Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi won gold with 12.87 points.

The result carried added significance because surfing is making its Asian Games debut in 2026. Pajar’s silver therefore placed him among the first medalists in the sport’s history at the event.

His route to the final included two tight elimination victories. In the quarterfinals, he defeated China’s Wu Shindong 12.67-11.66. Pajar followed that performance by beating the Philippines’ Jayuard Alciso 13.60-12.37 in the semifinals before facing Igarashi for the title in Tahara.

Climbers and Canoe Slalom Athletes Move Forward

Indonesia also had several competitors progress in sports still underway. Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi and Berthdigna Devi Surya Kusuma advanced from women’s speed climbing qualification.

Desak placed third with a time of 6.29 seconds. China’s Deng Lijuan led the qualification in 6.23 seconds, followed by South Korea’s Jeong Jimin in 6.25 seconds. Berthdigna ranked fifth after recording 6.49 seconds.

Four Indonesian canoe slalom athletes reached the semifinals: Krisna Septiana in men’s kayak, Putu Santhi in women’s canoe, Ade Yoan Sutanto in men’s canoe, and Kadek Sintha in women’s kayak. Their progression left Indonesia with further chances to compete for places in the closing stages.

Rifqi Reaches Tennis Third Round

Muhammad Rifqi Fitriadi advanced to the third round of the men’s singles tennis event by defeating Pakistan’s Muhammad Shoaib 6-4, 6-4. The match lasted one hour and eight minutes.

Rifqi will face China’s Wu Yibing next, with a quarterfinal place at stake. In mixed doubles, Christopher Rungkat and Aldila Sutjiadi began with a commanding 6-1, 6-1 victory against Nepal’s Swastika Bista and Nisan Shrestha.

There was disappointment for Gunawan Trismuwantara and Lucky Kurniawan, who exited the men’s doubles in the second round. Thailand’s Pruchya Isaro and Maximus Jones defeated them 6-2, 6-4.

Mixed Results Across Team and Individual Events

Indonesia did not place an individual recurve archer in the quarterfinals. Diananda Choirunisa lost 6-2 to China’s Zhu Jingyi in the women’s round of 16, while South Korea’s third-seeded Oh Yejin defeated Rezza Octavia 7-3.

In the men’s recurve competition, Ahmad Khoirul Baasith and Riau Ega Agata Salsabila both exited in the round of 32 after 6-4 defeats.

Sofyan Rachman Efendi and Bintang Akbar advanced to the beach volleyball quarterfinals with a straight-sets win over Oman. Indonesia’s other pair, Imam Ahmad Faisal and Fairuz Bayhaqly, were eliminated after losing 2-0 to China.

The men’s volleyball team lost a five-set Group B match to Iran, 3-2. In padel, Fadona Kusumawati and Fitriani Sabatini reached the quarterfinals after defeating Kuwait 6-1.

In the Shizuoka cluster, Indonesia’s men’s team pursuit cycling quartet finished seventh in the first round. Muhammad Andy Royan, Bernard Benyamin Van Aert, Julian Abi Manyu, and Terry Yudha Kusuma recorded a time of 4 minutes and 7.250 seconds.

With several athletes still advancing through their events, Indonesia remained active across a broad range of sports as the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games continued.