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Unesa.ac.id, Surabaya–The commemoration of Unesa's 57th Anniversary has begun with the opening of the 2021 Unesa National Pickleball Championship Chancellor's Cup on Friday (28/5) at the Unesa Tennis Laboratory, Lidah Wetan. As scheduled, the National Pickleball Championship will be held until Sunday (30/5/2021).
The opening ceremony was attended by Dr. Agus Hariyanto, M.Kes. as Deputy Chancellor for Student and Alumni Affairs as well as chairman of PPI East Java, Muhammad Kharis Fajar as the chief executive, and Susilo, M.Pd., D.Ed as Founder of Pickleball Indonesia.
In his speech, Karis Jafar explained that this championship was attended by 105 athletes from 10 provinces in Indonesia. Provinces that participated included DKI Jakarta, West Java, East Java, East Kalimantan, West Sumatra and several other provinces. The competition scheme will be divided into several categories, including the men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and exclusive categories.
With this championship it is a matter of pride for the Indonesian Pickleball Association which was just passed last year. Then, this is also the second national competition for the sport of Pickleball to be successfully held. "Hopefully this competition can run smoothly and contribute to the development of the sport of Pickleball," he hoped.
Agus Hariyanto also explained that Pickleball is a new sport in Indonesia which was only officially formed in November 2020, where the first general chairman of the Indonesian Pickleball Association (PPI) was Prof. Dr. Nurhasan, M.Kes, Rector of Unesa. Agus believes that this sport can develop well in Indonesia.
This is marked by the participation of 105 athletes from 10 provinces in this second national championship. "Hopefully the next national championship will get bigger, so we really hope that this Pickleball will soon be recognized as a member of the central KONI and one day we can carry out Pickleball in the upcoming championships," he concluded. (Hasna / zam)
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