Jendi Panggabean
Jendi Panggabean Akmal was born on 10 June 1991. He is an Indonesian Swimming Athlete with Disabilities. He became the last Torchbearer and lit the cauldron of the 2018 Asian Para Games. Jendi Pangabean will be one of Indonesia's mainstays in the para-swimming branch of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. He has worked hard to get to his current position. Winning four medals at the XIV Riau National Paralympic Week (Peparnas) 2012, including one gold in the 100m backstroke, seemed to be a turning point for Jendi Pangabean as a para-swimming athlete. The man who was born in Muara Enim, South Sumatra, 30 years ago, remembers his success in the event as the fruit of two years of sacrifice and hard work. Jendi also remembers that at that time she, who was about 21 years old, wanted to show her abilities to those who underestimated her as a person with a disability. Back a few years earlier when he was 12 years old, according to the official Paralympic website, Jendi had to lose his left le...