Three days may not seem like a long time to some. However, for Indonesian para-archer Kholidin, three days without drawing a bowstring was enough to cause something he had trained for years to begin to change.
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That something is feel , a sensitivity that helps him determine the accuracy of each shot towards the target.
For this archer born in 1977, maintaining sensitivity is not a simple matter. He holds the bow using one hand, while the bowstring is pulled and released using teeth with the help of a special tool.
He developed the technique after an accident in 2017 that resulted in the amputation of one of his hands.
Before the accident, Kholidin had been involved in archery since 2016. Losing a hand did not make him abandon the sport he had only been pursuing for a year.
He tried shooting with his teeth again shortly after the accident. Since then, repetition has become crucial to maintaining his accuracy.
This perseverance again paid off at the 2026 Asian Para Games.
Kholidin and Setiawan took home the bronze medal in the men's recurve doubles after defeating the South Korean pair 6-0.
In the afternoon, he added a silver medal with Noviera Ross in the mixed team recurve event, despite having to admit defeat to the Chinese pair with a score of 1-5 in the final match.
The chance to add another medal was still open on Saturday, but Kholidin had to be satisfied with fourth place in the men's individual recurve event after losing 2-6 to China's representative, Yun Duo, in the bronze match.
One silver and one bronze medal were the result of her hard work in Nagoya, improving on her medal-less performance at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Para Games.
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