Category: Sports

Jokowi releases Indonesian contingent for Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) released the Indonesian contingent for the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games during a virtual ceremony held in the front yard of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday. The contingent comprises 28 athletes and 17 officials that will compete in the Olympic Games to be

Minister virtually announces Indonesian contingent for Tokyo Olympics

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Youth and Sports Minister, Zainudin Amali, announced the names of Indonesian athletes who will compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics at an online event on Thursday. The event, which was held on a virtual platform in a bid to control crowding and COVID-19 infection risk, was attended

Indonesia could be second choice for 2032 Olympic host: Thohir

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia will stand a chance to be chosen as host of the 2023 Olympics if Brisbane, Australia, does not get the necessary votes during the 183rd IOC Session, International Olympic Committee member Erick Thohir said. Thohir, who is also Indonesia’s State-owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister, made the statement

Indonesia wins horseback archery tournament in Turkey

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Horseback Archery Association (KPBI) grabbed two titles in the 2nd Circular Track Horseback Archery Cup 2021 held by the Performance Horseback Archery Academy in Ankara, Turkey, on June 18-19. Kharisma Zaky won first place in the senior category, while Arsya Wening won the title in the junior category. Another

11,500 Jakartans get COVID-19 jabs at Bung Karno Stadium

Jakarta (ANTARA) – At least 11,500 people took part in a COVID-19 vaccination drive at Gelora Bung Karno sports stadium, Senayan, here on Saturday, Colonel Puji Hartono, head of the Indonesian Army’s Moh Ridwan Meuraksa Hospital, informed. The number of people vaccinated exceeded the original target of eight thousand recipients,