Jokowi Is Ready To Treat Greysia/Apriyani Et Al At The Palace After The Contingent Undergoes An 8-day Quarantine

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo will receive Indonesian athletes who have competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Palace after they have completed an eight-day quarantine period.

This was conveyed by the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Zainudin Amali when welcoming the arrival of the last group of the Indonesian team at the Tokyo Olympics at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Wednesday night.

"The contingents will carry out health protocols according to government regulations by undergoing quarantine," Zainudin said at a virtual press conference launched by Antara, Thursday.

"After that, there will be a continuation of the welcoming ceremony, and God willing, the President will directly receive the arrival of the Indonesian contingent at the Palace. Later we will inform again to CdM (Chef de Mission), hopefully it will be smooth, "he added.

The last group, led by Chef de Mission, the Indonesian contingent for the Tokyo Olympics, Rosan P Roeslani, arrived in the country on Wednesday night.

There are nine athletes who are members of this last group, namely Greysia Polii, Apriyani Rahayu, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, and Praveen Jordan from the badminton branch.

There were also Lalu Muhammad Zohri and Alvin Tehupeiory from athletics, Vidya Rafika from the shooting branch, and Rahmat Erwin Abdullah and Nurul Akmal from the weightlifting branch.

After the entire group arrived in Indonesia, Zainudin also planned to immediately hold a meeting to discuss the evaluation of the Tokyo Olympics activities with CdM, the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI), as well as the leaders of each sport that will appear in Tokyo.

Not only that, the Ministry of Youth and Sports will also start preparing for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic qualification so that the achievements of Indonesian athletes can increase so that they can meet the expectations of all Indonesian people.