The Papua PON Indoor Volleyball Venue Is Expected To Be Complete Ahead Of The August Test Event

JAKARTA - The Technical Delegate (TD) for the Indoor Volleyball Branch hopes that equipment in the form of volleyball court carpets for XX Papua PON can be immediately installed in the arena so that a test event can be held in August 2021.

TD Volleyball Indoor Sports, Regi Nelwan said, after attending a virtual meeting with the PB PON Work Result Inspection Team (PPHP), the carpet for the volleyball match field was in accordance with international standards and specifications.

"We have seen the goods, even though we went through a 'zoom meeting', the goods are in accordance with international specifications and standards," said Regi in a written statement in Jayapura, Monday, as reported by Antara.

According to him, the carpet purchased from France has the Gerflor Type brand Taraflex Evolution (Tx Evolution) and is the same as that used in the Asian championship, Pro League and even the same brand as the one used at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.

"All indoor volleyball equipment is according to specifications, it is also based on input from us as TD, and we believe the recommended equipment is very qualified, not only nationally, but also internationally," said Regi.

He also hopes that the provider will immediately send the equipment to Jayapura, so that it can be directly installed in the arena. The reason is that volleyball has scheduled a test event in August.

In line with Regi Nelwan, TD Handball Sports, Mustafa Masyhur also revealed that the Gerflor carpet brand for the handball match field was in accordance with the recommendations from the Indonesian Handball Association (PB ABTI) Executive Board.

"The Gerflor carpet brand has been used in various handball championships, both in Asia and the world, the carpet made in the (French) fashion city has met the standard," said Mustafa.

He added that PB APTI had a set of Gerflor brand carpets and used it for the pre-qualification of the XX Papua PON which was held in Purwokerto, Central Java, on October 20-24 2019.

For information, the indoor volleyball carpet and handball were imported from France by contractor PT Jasa Utama Karya Cemerlang.