The money turnover during the VIII 2025 National Community Sports Festival (Fornas) in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is estimated at IDR 800 billion.
The chairman of the Organizing Committee for the 2025 Fornas VIII, Ibnu Sulistyo Riza Pradipto, said that the number of participants and accompanying teams which reached 18 thousand had a major impact on the host's economy.
"Especially for the hotel, transportation, logistics, MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises), and local culinary sectors," he said.
The number of participants and assistants above consists of 12,387 match activists and 3,870 match kits and officials. They come from 38 provincial contingents throughout Indonesia.
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In total there are 74 Main Community Sports Organizations (Inorga), 13 Exhibition Inorga, and three special invitations from the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), who participated in the biennial event.
Ibnu revealed that this activity also created more than 9,500 temporary jobs, both in the formal and informal sectors.
"This is not just a sporting event, but a spirit of national spirit from eastern Indonesia. From NTB to Indonesia that is healthier, fitter, and united," he said.
This reinforces the statement of the Governor of NTB, Dr. H. Then Muhamad Iqbal, SIP, M.Si, at the time of the opening. He said the National Fornas not only presented sports parties, but economic drivers.
"The appointment of regional arts, typical culinary delights of Sasak, Samawa, Mbojo, to community exhibitions is proof that community sports can go hand in hand with culture and the environment," he said.
The NTB Provincial Government is preparing to organize Fornas VIII by involving all elements of society, from regional apparatus organizations to traditional sports communities, from students to the elderly, from campuses to pesantren.
Iqbal said that the implementation of Fornas VIII was part of NTB's warming in welcoming the role of hosting the 2028 National Sports Week (PON).
"As the host, we are not only preparing venues and facilities, but we are also preparing a smile from the community, cultural friendliness, and the best service that is our identity as a world tourist destination," he said.
The implementation of Fornas VIII also did not escape the attention of the Coordinating Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), who was also present at the opening.
AHY expressed his special appreciation and gratitude to the Chairman of the Indonesian Community Sports Committee (Kormi) Adil Hakim and all ranks, the Chairperson of the Organizing Committee Ibnu Riza Pradipto and the entire team, as well as all provincial contingents present.
"One indicator of the people's prosperity is a society that is healthy, fit, and happy. Greetings Kormi: healthy, fit, happy, extraordinary!" he said.
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