Paris, France, August 4, 2024: Badminton player Gregoria Mariska Tunjung has won Indonesia’s first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Tunjung was awarded the women's singles bronze medal when her opponent, Rio 2016 champion Carolina Marin of Spain, withdrew through injury, leaving the Indonesian player to take the bronze.
Marin retired during her semi-final against China’s He Bingjao after winning the first game 21-14 and leading 10-8 in the second game.
Tunjung, 24, had lost 2-1 to Korean favourite An Se-young in the other semi-final and was expecting to face another match for the bronze medal, but Marin’s injury has given the bronze to Indonesia.
An will now play He in the women’s singles final on Monday, August 5.
The bronze was Indonesia’s first medal at this year’s Olympics. It was also the country’s first in women’s singles badminton since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where Maria Kristin Yulianti took the bronze.