SEMARANG – The Kempo Student Activity Unit of Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) won the Overall Champion title at the 2024 Shorinji Kempo National Open Championship for the Semarang City KONI Cup, held at the Imam Bardjo Auditorium, UNDIP Pleburan campus, Semarang, from October 25-27, 2024.
UKM Kempo UNDIP secured the Overall Champion title by ranking first in the medal tally for the student category, earning 5 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal. UNDIP triumphed over competitors from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), which came in second with 2 golds, 1 silver, and 1 bronze. Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ) followed in third place with 1 gold medal.
In recognition of this outstanding achievement, UNDIP Rector Prof. Dr. Suharnomo, S.E., M.Si., expressed gratitude and pride for UKM Kempo UNDIP’s success. He emphasized that UNDIP not only provides cognitive learning but also grants extensive access for students to participate, express themselves, and excel.
“Hopefully, UNDIP students will possess excellence not only in academics but also in mental resilience and a positive attitude—qualities highly needed in the workforce. Once again, congratulations to UKM Kempo for the achievement, and may this success continue at the national and international levels,” said the UNDIP Rector on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Similar sentiments were shared by the UKM Shorinji Kempo UNDIP advisor, Dr. Dra. Niken Fatimah Nurhayati, M.Pd. During an interview, she expressed her pride and joy over the UNDIP Dojo athletes’ success in becoming the overall champion at the 2024 Kempo National Championship for the Semarang City KONI Cup.
“I am very grateful to the athletes and Sensai Sugiyarto VI DAN, a member of the PB PERKEMI Teaching Council, who serves as the coach for UKM Shorinji Kempo UNDIP. The student-athletes of UKM Shorinji Kempo UNDIP are amazing; they manage their time well to fulfill their various roles as athletes. Alhamdulillah, this championship was successfully held, both in terms of organization and achievement,” said Niken, as she is commonly known.
This lecturer from the Faculty of Psychology at UNDIP also noted that the 2024 Shorinji Kempo National Open Championship was organized by the Indonesian Kempo Brotherhood Martial Arts Federation (PERKEMI) in collaboration with the National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) Semarang City.
The championship was attended by 610 athletes, consisting of two categories: the general category, with 268 beginner athletes and 219 youth athletes from 26 dojos; and the student category, with 123 students from 10 universities across four provinces: Central Java, West Java, DKI Jakarta, and Yogyakarta (DIY).
“For the UKM Shorinji Kempo Dojo UNDIP contingent, 39 athletes were sent, consisting of 15 beginner athletes, 14 youth athletes, and 10 student-athletes. Alhamdulillah, our athletes succeeded in becoming the overall champions. I hope that, with this achievement, UNDIP will provide additional funding for athlete development and additional training and competition facilities,” Niken hoped.
One of the UNDIP Kempo athletes, I Gede Gohan Adiputra, expressed his happiness at winning the overall champion title in the 2024 championship held for the first time on the UNDIP campus. “We are certainly very proud to bring UNDIP’s name to victory at the national championship level attended by universities nationwide,” said Gede.
Gede, a fifth-semester student at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) UNDIP, noted that UNDIP as a whole won 9 golds, 3 silvers, and 2 bronzes. However, for the overall champion calculation, UNDIP received 5 golds, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze, as exhibition match results were not included in the overall medal tally.
Below are the names and categories of UNDIP students who won the 2024 Shorinji Kempo National Open Championship for the Semarang City KONI Cup:
– 1st Place Men’s Tandoku Kyu 2-1: Gilang Ramadhan Alfayed (Faculty of Engineering)
– 1st Place Women’s Tandoku Kyu 2-1: Muthia Dianisa Rahmasari (Faculty of Engineering)
– 1st Place Tandoku Yudansha (Exhibition): Sabiq Habiburrahman Zarkasi (Faculty of Engineering)
– 1st Place Men’s Pair Embu Kyu 2-1 (Exhibition): I Gede Gohan Adiputra, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), and Dewa Made Arjuna Ararya (Vocational School)
– 1st Place Mixed Pair Embu Kyu 2-1 (Exhibition): Muthia Dianisa Rahmasari and Gilang Ramadhan Alfayed
– 1st Place Pair Embu Yudansha (Exhibition): Sabiq Habiburrahman Zarkasi and Katon Suryo Nugroho (Faculty of Engineering)
– 2nd Place Men’s Randori 50 Kg: Gilang Ramadhan Alfayed
– 1st Place Men’s Randori 55 Kg: I Gede Gohan Adiputra
– 2nd Place Men’s Randori 60 Kg: Dewa Made Arjuna Ararya
– 3rd Place Men’s Randori 65 Kg: Farhan Faturrahman Sutrisno
– 1st Place Men’s Randori 70 Kg: Abu Adziko
– 1st Place Women’s Randori 45 Kg: Sayyida Nafisa Zarkasi
For the next competition, UKM Shorinji Kempo UNDIP will compete at the National Championship Invitational at Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Rawamangun, Jakarta, from November 5-8, 2024. Hopefully, they will achieve the best results. (***)
