Depok-Farhan Zakky Rahmatillah, student of the Accounting study program, Vocational Education Program, Universitas Indonesia (UI) succeeded in bringing home a gold medal from the national level taekwondo championship “Prabu Taekwondo Challenge.” He won the Kyorugi Under 58-Male category, eliminating 20 other participants. This championship was held at the Bonang Stadium Indoor GOR, Tangerang, Banten, attended by 1,500 participants.
Padang Wicaksono, S.E., Ph.D, Director of the UI Vocational Education Program, said that UI Vocational always supports all positive activities carried out by students. Various achievements in the fields of education, arts, sports and others are something to be proud of. “I give my appreciation to Farhan who has succeeded in bringing home brilliant achievements. Hopefully, Farhan can provide inspiration for other students who have talent in any field,” he said.
The Prabu Taekwondo Challenge Championship is a national level open competition which is attended by representatives from more than five provinces. This championship is not only for students, but also for participants from all over Indonesia. The event was held by the Indonesian Taekwondo Regional Management for Banten Province and the Prabu Taekwondo Team Club.
Farhan explained that preparations for taking part in the championship, which held on March 1-3, 2024, will only take less than two weeks. However, Farhan trained optimally and arranged various schedules to achieve first place. He competed four times by winning the first two rounds to reach the podium, so Farhan managed to win all the Knock-Out rounds until the end.
(Photo: Farhan performing at a taekwondo match)
Farhan’s initial goal in participating in the championship was to make the study program, Vocational and UI proud. He wants to improve his abilities and contribute positively to UI. Farhan said, “I am very proud to be able to make UI a better name. This is my first achievement since studying at this campus. In the future, I will continue to achieve even more achievements.”
Farhan has been involved in taekwondo since he was in junior high school. Armed with motivation for self-defense, Farhan succeeded in achieving various achievements in this sport. As a student, Farhan is also active in several campus organizations, one of which is the student association and currently Farhan serves as Chair of the Accounting Vocational Association.
According to him, apart from being diligent in carrying out lectures in class, there needs to be a balance in the non-academic field, either through participation in various competitions, organizations, or volunteering. “As a leader, of course I realize that I have to be a positive example for other friends. I’m sure other fellow students can also excel in their respective fields,” said Farhan.
