Kemenpora Sets Target 5 Gold Medals For The 2028 Olympics

The Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) has set a high target for the Indonesian contingent at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Four to five gold medals are the destination.

Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports (Wamenpora), Taufik Hidayat, said that getting more than two gold medals would be a big target to be pursued.

"Later in the long term it is in accordance with the direction of the President. Our target exceeds two gold medals at the 2028 Olympics. That may be the target of four or five gold medals," said Taufik.

One of the preparations to meet this big target is the construction of the Cibubur Youth Elite Sport Center which is planned to be completed in December 2024.

The center of the eight priority sports with complete international standard facilities will later be used as visitors to the preparations for athletes to Los Angeles later.

Taufik said that the existence of this place would really help improve the readiness of athletes even though not all sports had opportunities.

"We really have to prepare for the long term and be supported again with the existing facilities. So, we also have to spur our athletes," he said.

Cibubur Youth Elite Sport Center stands on an area of eight hectares. The sports that will be prepared here are gymnastics, weightlifting, martial arts, swimming, archery, badminton, football, and rock climbing.

In addition to complete training facilities, this place also has a hospital as a sports science center, school, and dormitory.