The 18th Asian Games held in 2018 witnessed a young Indonesian male jet skier, Aqsa Aswar, claiming a gold medal. His victory helped Indonesia reach fourth position in the medal table, surpassing Uzbekistan, Iran and India. Born into a family of jet skiers, Aswar has been familiar with the water sport since he was a kid, but it was his father, Saiful Sutan Aswar, the chairman of Indonesia Jetsport Boating Association who inspired him to take up the sport seriously.
“My father was a jet ski athlete. He showed my brother and I different options like kart racing, motor racing and jet skiing …
