Teruntuk Atlet Indonesia Termasuk Yang Has Pensiun, Ganjar-Mahfud Kalau Menang Pilpres Janjikan Kesejahteraan

Ganjar Mahfud

JAKARTA - Candidate for vice president number 3, Mahfud MD, stated his commitment with presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo to pay attention to the future welfare of Indonesian athletes. This was conveyed in the event "Tabrak, Prof!" at the Bloc Post, Jakarta, Wednesday night (7/2).

Mahfud emphasized that the welfare of athletes will be the focus of the nation's development program they carry.

"This has also become our note in the context of our nation's development and development programs in the future," said Mahfud.

According to Mahfud, attention to the welfare of athletes is very important, considering that their lives are often inversely proportional after they no longer excel.

"There are a lot of our sports ambassadors when they stop, that's the future or the economic life no one takes care of. When they are just doing achievements, sometimes those who excel are given a house. After that, they don't excel anymore, then they are forgotten," he explained.

Mahfud also gave examples such as the fate of former boxer, Mas Ellyas Pical, who is currently experiencing economic uncertainty after retiring from the world of sports.

On that occasion, Mahfud emphasized that talks about the future of Indonesian athletes will receive special attention from his government, if elected in the 2024 presidential election.

"Therefore, later, let's talk about it in the future, because this has always been a conversation from time to time about the future of athletes," he added.

The General Election Commission (KPU) of the Republic of Indonesia has determined three pairs of candidates for the 2024 presidential election, namely Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar number 1, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka number 2, and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD number 3.

The 2024 election campaign period has been going on since November 28, 2023 and will end on February 10, 2024. After the campaign period, there will be a calm period on 11-13 February 2024. The voting will be held simultaneously on February 14, 2024.