List 31 Of Sports Joined By Indonesia At The 2023 Asian Games

JAKARTA Indonesia will certainly participate in 31 sports (sports) at the 2023 Asian Games.

The certainty of the number of sports attended by Indonesia was officially announced by the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Dito Ariotedjo at the Kemenpora Office, Friday, September 1, 2023 yesterday.

The strength of the Indonesian team for this edition of the Asian Games is 415 athletes.

They are targeted to bring home eight to 12 gold medals and sit in 12th place in the final standings for medals.

"It's not light because the Minister of Youth and Sports has also targeted several gold medals, but I'm sure our athletes have prepared themselves well," said Chef de Mission (CdM) Chairman Basuki Hadimuljono.

Of the number of sports available, some of them have sub-sports, such as aquatics, martial arts, and mind sports with three sub-sports each.

Then on bicycle there are four subsports. Meanwhile, for tennis and volleyball, each has two subs.

The Hangzhou Asian Games are the 19th edition and will be held from September 23 to October 8, 2023. However, several sports have played in the preliminary round since September 19.

The departure of the Indonesian contingent will be divided into two groups. The first is scheduled to depart on September 16 are the branches of football, cricket, and volleyball.

The big departure will be carried out on September 21.

On the way to China, the Indonesian contingent will transit in Singapore and Hong Kong because there are no direct flights.

The following is a List of 31 Sports that Indonesia will participate in at the 2023 Asian Games: