Greysia Polii

Born in Jakarta on 11th August 1987 from Minahasa descent and spent most of her childhood in Manado, Greysia is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles. Greysia and Apriani won Indonesia’s first ever Olympic gold in badminton women’s doubles at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. So, Indonesia’s long wait had come to an end. 

“20 years ago, when I was 13, I knew Indonesia hadn’t any history in women’s doubles. I know I was born to be a badminton player. And I had that faith when I was just 13, that I wanted to make history for Indonesia in women’s doubles.”

“Long story short, it takes commitment. To reach the dream, and to be patient, to be consistent under pressure to reach your goal, and this is where I am. Some of you know London Olympics brought me heartbreak, and some people said, don’t give up. They trusted me. So I kept going. And the breaks kept coming. And then Apriyani came up.”

“I thank Apriyani for running with me, no matter what the adversity.”

-Greysia Polii-