In overcoming mental obstacles as an athlete, the only way is to break through the walls of fear.
is a way for Theodora Paulina Walukow to make Indonesia proud. At a young age, he managed to collect various national and international awards.
There, Dora was trained by Susiana Handayani. She then continued with private lessons under the guidance of national master Sutarno, who led her to be the champion of the U-11 World Schools Chess Championships in Juiz de Fora, Brazil in 2014. To overcome mental barriers as an athlete, for Dora, the only way is to break through those walls of fear.take a moment. But, after that, just break through.According to Dora, what is actually abnormal is feeling no burden before competing. So, the existence of a burden to a certain degree is necessary to create stronger motivation.
His expertise was also evident when he competed in the 2021 Papua XX National Sports Week. In the 8th round of the rapid chess category, Dora successfully defeated Irene Kharisma Sukandar, a female International Grand Master known as the lioness of Indonesian women's chess.Young athlete Theodora accompanied President Jokowi as part of a group of high-achieving students on August 17, 2015.