WHO IS AYU SRIARTHA? ~

 AYU SRIARTHA

        Dewa Ayu Made Sriartha Kusuma Dewi or usually called Ayu Sriartha is a professional basketball athlete, this basketball player from the Island of the Gods is one of the key players for the Indonesian national basketball team. Ayu Sriartha is a girl born on 20 November 1998 in Gianyar, Bali.

Before entering the world of basketball, Ayu was a dancer when she was still in elementary school.

When Ayu was in junior high school, she started participating in basketball extracurriculars at her school. Because he was inspired by his older brother.

Ayu has been involved in the world of basketball since she was young. He was once a mainstay player for the club from Bali, namely Merpati, when they competed in the Srikandi Cup.

Entering the 2015 DBL All Star, Libama's top scorer, and bringing the Indonesian women's national team to level one at FIBA ​​U-18 Asia are included in the list of achievements of this native Balinese player.

Ayu's talent as a basketball player is beyond doubt. In 2019, this beautiful athlete represented Indonesia in the 3x3 basketball world cup tournament in the Netherlands.

Thanks to her good performances in every tournament, Ayu continues to train to strengthen the Indonesian women's basketball team in international events.

At the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam, Ayu joined the women's 3x3 basketball team, was appointed team captain and succeeded in leading her female colleagues to win a silver medal.

Because of her good performance, it would not be surprising if Ayu was called up again for the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia to strengthen the women's national basketball team.

The difference is, Ayu competed in the previous SEA Games as a 3x3 player. Then, he entered the Indonesian 5x5 basketball team in that match.

Ayu and her team played so well that they brought the Indonesian basketball team to win the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia and won a gold medal.

Of course, this success was not achieved easily. It took a lot of sacrifices for the second of three siblings to make. Apart from reducing time with family, Ayu's education has also been neglected a bit. “I haven't been able to manage my time between basketball and college. However, it has all paid off now," said Ayu.

source ; https://bali.tribunnews.com