There are many talented athletes who make Indonesia famous in the international arena. Some time ago there was Aries Susanti who won the world rock climbing, breaking the previous world record. This time there was Karisma Evi Tiarani, from the women's 100m sprint.
Karisma Evi Tiarani broke the world record in the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The happy news was conveyed on the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Thursday (11/14/2019). Charisma managed to break the world record in the T63 class. Who is this athletic figure, let us consider in the following review.
Physical limitations did not make him give up
Karisma Evi Tiarani is an athlete from Indonesia. He is 18 years old and has already won the title of world champion. In fact, this Boyolali woman was born with physical limitations. His left leg grows shorter and weaker than his right foot. However, this fact did not make Evi inferior, he instead got support and support from people closest to him to achieve the dream of being a talented athlete.
Loves sports since childhood
Taking the road as an athlete, it turns out that he was small Evi was interested in sports, only first, he liked badminton the most. However, with the condition of his weak legs next to impossible for Evi in the category of normal athletes. Fortunately again, when he was in the 2nd grade of junior high school, he was introduced to the sport of the disabled, so he sped up and became Indonesia's representative in Asia's biggest disabled sports party at that time.
Had experienced problems in balance
The journey to success is indeed not easy. Evi is well aware that choosing sports as a way of life is not easy. Because it has shorter legs, it is an enemy and a friend. He did not know the technique of running at the beginning of trying to run, not to mention to reduce pain in the legs which also sometimes torture. However, as time goes by, Evi gets used to it and becomes fast, strong, and tough.
Become a champion at the 2018 Asian Games
Thanks to his persistence, Evi managed to donate a gold medal for Indonesia at the 2018 Asian Games. This gold came from the number 100 T42 / 63 princess. Launch Liputan6.com, at that time Evi successfully recorded a time of 14.98 seconds, ahead of Kaede Maekawa (16.89) and Tomomi Tozawa (16.98). And this success was an outlet for Evi after only winning the bronze T42-44 / 61-64 women's long jump number. Apparently, to become the champion, Evi had abandoned her school, because she had to focus on training. However, what made him lucky was his teacher who continued to support what Evi had chosen.
Success in breaking world records
The latest is Evi's success in the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Evi won the championship for a record time of 14.72 seconds. Evi far surpassed Italian athlete Monica Granziana with a record time of 15.56 seconds, and also third place Gitte Hainan from Belgium, with a time of 15.60. Evi's success was Indonesia's first gold in the event, which was held November 7-15. With these achievements, Evi is certain to return to show off at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Champion in Dubai
Well, congratulations Evi, hope you can still carve a victory in the future. Limitations should indeed not limit us to achieve all the things we dream of. Yes, one of the real examples is this Evi Tiarani Charisma.
