logo Kompas.id
EnglishUnited Under Red and White
Iklan

United Under Red and White

Almost all newspapers on Aug. 30, 2018, printed the photograph of President Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto embracing each other in a group hug, draped by a large red-and-white flag.

By
· 3 minutes read
https://cdn-assetd.kompas.id/qjEwgaZjxkGgNDcVq5r4fSzjX3I=/1024x576/https%3A%2F%2Fkompas.id%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F08%2F20180830_ENGLISH-TAJUK-1_A_web.jpg
SETWAPRES/YOHANES LINIANDUS

Indonesian pencak silat fighter Hanifan Yudani Kusumah celebrates his joy to win a gold medal in the final of the men’s Class C pencak silat event by hugging President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto, who is also the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (IPSI) chairman, at Taman Mini Indonesia in Jakarta on Wednesday (29/8/2018).

Almost all newspapers on Aug. 30, 2018, printed the photograph of President Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto embracing each other in a group hug, draped by a large red-and-white flag.

It was Indonesia pencak silat athlete Hanifan Yudani Kusumah, a gold medalist in the 2018 Asian Games, who had united the two national figures. “I just want pencak silat to unite the nation,” Hanifan said later. Several elite political figures witnessed the historic moment when politics was set aside and opposing camps united under sports.

Editor:
Share
Logo Kompas
Logo iosLogo android
Kantor Redaksi
Menara Kompas Lantai 5, Jalan Palmerah Selatan 21, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, 10270.
+6221 5347 710
+6221 5347 720
+6221 5347 730
+6221 530 2200
Kantor Iklan
Menara Kompas Lantai 2, Jalan Palmerah Selatan 21, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia, 10270.
+6221 8062 6699
Layanan Pelanggan
Kompas Kring
+6221 2567 6000