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SARGA.CO – Two young Indonesian Horseback Archery (HBA) athletes, Kaisar Akhtar Firdaus (13) and Omar El Farooq Putra Alleut (18), made history by breaking world records at the IHAA World Championships 2025, held at Tennessee Valley Archery, USA, from September 19–21, 2025.
The achievement was officially announced by the International Horseback Archery Alliance (IHAA) via its official Instagram account, @int.horseback.archery.alliance
, on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
In the announcement, IHAA confirmed two new world records:
IHAA World Record – Junior Category (R235): 147.97 points, set by Kaisar Akhtar (13), Indonesia
IHAA World Record – Young Rider Category: 144.41 points, set by Omar El Farooq (18), Indonesia
These individual feats added to the Indonesian HBA team’s outstanding overall performance. Competing against 19 countries, Team Indonesia finished second overall, narrowly behind host nation France.
Top 3 Teams – IHAA World Championships 2025
2. France – 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
3. Indonesia – 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze
4. Poland – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
“This is a tremendous moment of pride for the Indonesian horseback archery community. We congratulate our entire team, and especially extend our highest appreciation to Akhtar and Omar for their record-breaking achievements.
Our gratitude also goes to PP PORDASI Chairman Mr. Aryo PS Djojohadikusumo, Pussenkav TNI AD, and everyone who fully supported our athletes,” said Ali Fathi Assegaf, Manager of the Indonesian HBA Team, as quoted from Pordasi.id.
Deri Asta, Head of the HBA & Tent Pegging Commission of PP PORDASI and Team Leader, reaffirmed Indonesia’s commitment to nurturing young horseback archers.
“May this success inspire other HBA athletes to keep improving. We will continue strengthening our talent development programs — from regional to national levels — with professional, internationally standardized training.”
Deri stated.
With these achievements, Indonesia’s young HBA talents have once again proven their ability to compete — and win — on the world stage, setting a new benchmark for excellence in the sport of horseback archery.
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