University of Muhammadiyah Surabaya (UM Surabaya) student, Kharisma Ragil, is a rock climbing athlete who has brought Indonesia’s name to the international championship. Her latest achievement was at the 20th ASEAN University Games Thailand Championship, last August. In this championship, Ragil won the women’s individual lead gold and the women’s individual boulder category silver medal. What was Ragil’s journey like?

As reported on the official website of UM Surabaya, Ragil has been pursuing rock climbing since she was eight years old. The first time she got a medal was when she was in the 2nd grade of elementary school and managed to win a medal at the rock climbing championship at the Gresik Regency level. Ragil is a rock climbing athlete who specializes in height and difficulty.

Behind her simplicity, the daughter of the couple Sulikhan and Sri Utaminingsih does not hesitate to help her parents sell roasted corn every day. She has been helping since she was in elementary school up until now. “So since I was little, I practiced at the Rockhobbies Center which is open near the location where my parents sell roasted corn. So after the training, I immediately helped to sell corn,” said Ragil, last Friday (21/10) to the Public Relations of UM Surabaya.

At UM Surabaya, she got an athletic scholarship in the Management Study Program. Ragil’s reputation grew even more at the 20th National Sports Week (PON) Papua in 2021. She won the women’s team lead gold medal, individual boulder silver medal, and women’s team boulder silver medal. “At that time, I had to compete with my older sister, Fitria Hartani, who is also a rock climbing athlete. My sister got the gold medal, while I got silver,” Ragil said.

“Soon, I will prepare for the Senior National Championship in Bangka Belitung next December. Please pray for me to bag another gold medal,” she concluded.