Three students from Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana (UKDW) Yogyakarta won achievements in the 2023 Menoreh Open Championship held at Cangkring Wates Sports Hall, Kulon Progo, on October 14, 2023. The three students are members of the UKDW Taekwondo club. They brought home one gold medal and two silver medals. Valentino Tigor Purba (Architecture) won a silver medal for the Senior Male Kyorugi U74kg Class, and Steven Michael Arbyanto also won a silver medal in the Male Senior Poomsae Class. Meanwhile, Justin Beltzasar Alfin Reza (Management Department) won a gold medal in the Senior Male Kyourugi U54kg Class.
Steven Michael Arbyanto, the President of the Taekwondo Club UKDW, said that the 2023 Menoreh Open Championship is a province-level Taekwondo championship in the Special Region of Yogyakarta organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (KEMENPORA RI) and the Indonesian Taekwondo Regional Management (PENGDA TI) Kulon Progo.
“I am very happy that our Taekwondo team never ceases gaining achievements. I also hope there will be more achievements at various levels of championships,” said Steven.
The UKDW taekwondo team has a fighting spirit that never gets tired of more achievement. They also hope that what has been achieved so far can inspire more students to continue to excel. So that the achievements given are not only in the academic field but are also balanced in the non-academic realm.