Category: Sports

President Jokowi rewards 2020 Paralympics athletes

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) disbursed bonuses at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Friday as a mark of appreciation for the achievements of the athletes and coaches that participated in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. “Some Rp5.5 billion will be rewarded to the gold medalists, Rp2.5 billion to silver medalists, and

Sports Minister ensures welfare of accomplished retired athletes

Indonesian Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali has guaranteed that the ministry will ensure the welfare of athletes, who have excelled in international competitions, upon retirement. At an event titled “The Future of Indonesian Sports,” Amali noted that the athletes’ welfare was regulated in the Great Design of National Sports

China’s Hangzhou marks one-year countdown to 19th Asian Games

On the evening of September 10th, Hangzhou, the host city of the 19th Asian Games, will hold a one-year countdown event highlighting various expectations. The torch design and official sports uniform design of Hangzhou Asian Games will officially released during the event, sending an invitation to the world.   Six

National Sports Day: Presidents lauds Olympic, Paralympic athletes

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that the 38th National Sports Day was marked by a number of great achievements by Indonesian athletes. “We commemorate this year’s National Sports Day with a great record of achieving various medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic events,” Jokowi said during a speech at

President Jokowi to receive Indonesia’s Paralympics contingent

Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali confirmed that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to receive the Indonesian contingent for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympics at the Presidential Palace upon completion of its quarantine. “President Jokowi expressed gratitude to the athletes, coaches, and all members of the Indonesian contingent to

Government has key role in Paralympic success: NPC Indonesia

Indonesia’s success at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics cannot be separated from the government’s role, which gave full support to all sports disciplines the contingent competed in, Indonesian National Paralympic Committee (NPC) chairman Senny Marbun has said. He praised Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali for allowing Indonesian NPC athletes to