Cool! PON Papua Delivers 60 Record-Breakings

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Central Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) Marciano Norman said there had been 60 record-breaking as of Wednesday, October 13, both international and national, in the 2021 Papua PON event.

"It turns out that in this sports week, as we expected, there was a record breaking," Marciano said in Jayapura, Wednesday, as reported by Antara.

He explained that in total, there were 60 record-breaking, consisting of 3 world records, 19 national records and 38 PON records during the Papua PON event.

Marciano assessed that the benchmark for the success of this PON is the birth of a record-breaking, even though it is currently in a state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"First, the world record-breaking by junior weightlifters, there are 3 world record-breaking. Then for the national record, there are 19 national record-breaking. Then the PON record breaking until this afternoon there are 38," explained Marciano.

"This National Sports Week rejects its success if there is a record-breaking. It turns out that Alhamdulillah, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a record-breaking," he continued.

Breaking world, national and PON records is known to come from several sports, including weightlifting, athletics, diving and swimming.

The Papua PON event will continue until Thursday tomorrow, and the plan will be officially closed by the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia KH Ma'aruf Amin on Friday the day after tomorrow at the Lukas Enembe Stadium, Jayapura Regency.