A number of postgraduate students from Universitas Indonesia (UI) once again made UI proud by winning 2nd place in the Doubles Badminton competition in the 2023 Point Cup (Integrity Sports Week) held by the Department of Sports and Arts, Postgraduate Student Forum, Bogor Institute of Agriculture University (IPB). Several postgraduate students from the Faculty of Nursing (FIK), Faculty of Administrative Sciences (FIA), and Faculty of Law (FH) UI joined the UI team in the sports competition which took place on 5th – 20th of August 2023 at the IPB University Gymnasium and GOR, Dramaga, Bogor, West Java.
Ichsan Rizani, a member of the UI Doubles Badminton team who is a student at the FIK UI Doctoral Nursing Science Program, expressed his pride in this achievement. “We express our immense gratitude for the hard work of friends from several faculties who were able to bring pride to UI in this event. This surely becomes a new spirit for us to be able to hone our skills more deeply to participate in the next competition,” said Ichsan.
Even though the preparation time is quite short, the UI contingent has prepared a special strategy to win the title. Among other things, before the match, UI representatives carried out joint training to increase physical and mental strength and determine a strong team formation through various scenarios to excel in the match. Furthermore, during the match, coaching is carried out to evaluate the game.
Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at FIK UI Dessie Wanda, S.Kp., MN., Ph.D. said, “I really appreciate the Masters and Doctoral students of FIK UI who won 2nd place in the Doubles Badminton Category at the 2023 Point Cup at the Bogor Agricultural Institute. This achievement is proof that postgraduate students do not only focus on academic activities, but can also excel in non-academic fields. “My hope is that more postgraduate students will participate actively in these non-academic events as a useful break in the midst of their busy academic schedule.”
With the theme “Show Your Skill With Sportivity and Solidarity”, more than six universities in Jabodetabek and Bandung participated in the three sports that were contested, namely Doubles Badminton, Men’s Futsal, and Basketball. Apart from UI, Masters and Doctoral postgraduate students who participated in the 2023 Point Cup also came from Pancasila University, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, IPB University, State University of Jakarta, State Islamic University of Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, and Universitas Trisakti.