Category: Sports

Bali scores three golds in judo on third day

The Bali contingent took the top spot on the third day of judo matches at the National Sports Week (PON) XX held in Papua Province, by bagging three gold medals on Friday. The medal tally was the highest in judo so far at the PON Papua. Judo matches have been

Women’s rock climbing team secures first PON gold for NTB

The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) contingent for the PON XX National Games bagged its first gold medal after the women’s boulder team emerged victorious in the rock climbing sport. “We are optimistic that our first gold medal would bolster our athletes to exert more efforts to surpass our target of

BNPB’s communication cars, personnel to support PON

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has provided a fleet of satellite technology-equipped communication cars to facilitate coordination among Health Protocol Task Force members amid the implementation of the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON). “The fleet has been stationed at the Health Protocols Sub-Task Force Post in Jayapura City

Purnama’s confidence running high for Papua PON 2021

Ken Ayuthaya Purnama is among the Jakarta contingent’s top contenders for the women’s 100-meter hurdles and women’s 4×100-meter relay at the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON). In the women’s 100-meter hurdles, Purnama will compete with two other athletes from the capital, Emilia Nova and Liza Putri Ramandha. Born on

Jakarta’s Nandira Mauriskha wins second gold in Wushu

Wushu athlete Nandira Mauriskha won the second gold medal for Jakarta at the Papua PON after getting the highest score in the Women’s Taolu Chang Quan at the Futsal KONI Sports Building, Merauke District, Papua on Wednesday. Mauriskha was awarded a score of 9.70 by the jury, while newcomer Zoura Nebulani of

Papua PON organising committee ensures readiness for opening ceremony

Executive Chairperson of the PON XX National Games Committee Yunus Wonda has made assurance of the overall readiness for the opening ceremony of the quadrennial national sports event. “Overall, preparations for the opening ceremony have reached 95-percent completion, and the rest of the preparations could be completed in concert with