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Veddriq Leonardo Raih Gelar World Games Athlete of The Year 2024

Veddriq Leonardo Raih Gelar World Games Athlete of The Year 2024
Veddriq Olimpiade atlet panjat tebing Indonesia raih medali emas Olimpiade Paris 2024. (dok: Instagram/@veddriq)

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Atlet panjat tebing Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo meraih gelar World Games Athlete of The Year 2024.

Penghargaan ini diberikan oleh International World Games Association (IWGA) dan berhasil didapat berdasarkan hasil voting terbuka yang dilakukan oleh The World Games melalui platform resmi mereka.

"Selamat kepada Veddriq Leonardo sebagai atlet terbaik World Games Tahun 2024," tulis The World Games di Instagram resminya, @theworldgames, Jumat (31/1).

Dalam perolehan voting terbuka itu, Veddriq memperoleh total 77,045 suara yang dilakukan oleh The World Games.

Angka ini masih terlampau jauh untuk dikejar atlet cakram Estonia Kristin Latt yang berada di urutan kedua dengan perolehan 51,388 suara. Sedangkan, posisi ketiga ditempati oleh atlet Wushu Tiongkok Xin Tong dengan perolehan 26,181 suara.

Penghargaan ini tidak dapat dilepaskan dari performa Veddriq yang memukau sepanjang tahun 2024.

Seperti diketahui, Veddriq mampu mempersembahkan medali emas perdana untuk Indonesia dalm gelaran Olimpiade Paris 2024 usai menjadi yang tercepat di nomor speed putra.

Turun pada nomor speed putra, Veddriq Leonardo, mencetak sejarah usai mengalahkan Wu Peng (China) pada partai final.

Hasil ini menorehkan sejarah bahwa untuk pertama kalinya sepanjang sejarah Indonesia meraih emas Olimpiade di luar olahraga bulu tangkis.

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