Jokowi: Make Haornas Momentum For Success

President Joko Widodo (center) and US President Joe Biden attended the first session of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday (9/9/2023). (ANTARA PHOTO/Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS/aww.)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo invites all parties to make the National Sports Day Commemoration (Haornas), Saturday 9 September 2023 a momentum for the Indonesian people to triumph.

"Let's make this 2023 National Sports Day a momentum to triumph," said the President as quoted on the setkab.go.id page reported by ANTARA, Saturday, September 9.

The President conveyed that through achievements in the field of sports, athletes can make the nation proud in the world arena. While the people triumphed with a healthy and optimistic soul.

"The athletes triumphed with achievements in the field that made the nation proud. The people triumphed in making sports a lifestyle that forms a healthy body, an optimistic soul, a clear mind, and high self-confidence," he said.

Similarly, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung said that exercise is an activity that teaches about perseverance and a high fighting spirit.

"Any sports sport teaches about the meaning of hard work, dedication, never give up," said Seskab in a statement welcoming the 40th Haornas which falls on September 9, 2023.

In line with the theme Haornas 2023 'Bridges The Spirit of Winners' which reflects a competitive spirit and a strong determination to win, Seskab also reminded the importance of sportsmanship.

"If you win, you are grateful and if you lose, you must still be in a well-posed position and can accept defeat in sports. Because of differences in sports, both winning and losing, it is very thin but it becomes our soul to be very strong," said Pramono.

Seskab also invited the public to cultivate sports in their daily lives.

"Let's make sports our daily lifestyle and make Indonesia advanced, Indonesia great, Indonesia Raya which is increasingly united," said Seskab.