Wulandari, who is also a bronze medallist from Hangzhou 2022, admitted she was anxious initially to compete on such a big stage [in Paris].
“There’s lot of pressure in the Paralympics; it’s more competitive than any other championships,” the archer from the province of West Java went on to talk about how special the experience was competing at the Paralympics.
“All the top ranked players were there. Before the matches, I didn’t think we will make it to the elimination round, but God has other plans.”
“Now, it’s about more and more training in the preparation for Los Angeles.”
Setiawan was more analytical on his first Paralympic experience, adding the experience was “amazing”.
“We feel lucky to have made it to the quarterfinals, hit good scores, as our scores were low in training,” said the 23-year-old, who was part of the gold medal winning team at the 2019 Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok.
The drive is already evident among the first-timer Indonesian para archers and now steps must be taken to achieve the long-awaited goals.
“We feel confident. The journey has just began and we will need to train hard for the LA 2028 Paralympics.”
“Where there is a will, there is a way,” concluded Setiawan.
