JAKARTA - The Chairman of the National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) Center, Lieutenant General TNI Purn. Marciano Norman, handed over the progress of the XXII National Sports Week (PON) 2028 West Nusa Tenggara-East (NTB-NTT) to Minister of Youth and Sports Erick Thohir, on March 13, 2026.
The progress reported was the sports branch and the venue of the match. In principle, the sports branches that will be competed in the XXII PON 2028 are Olympic sports, DBON (National Sports Design) sports, as well as international flagship sports and host options.
"I have met with the Minister of Youth and Sports. I reported on the implementation of the 2028 XXII PON, which will focus on the Olympic sports."
"Then, there is no development in the area that comes from the state budget, but we encourage the governor of the area from the APBD to prepare all the venues for the PON itself."
"There are several sports venues that are not available in the two provinces, so we chose the area that is most ready, in this case DKI Jakarta has international venue standards so it does not require any repairs because the condition is already very good."
"Later, sports that do not compete in NTT-NTB will be competed in DKI Jakarta," said the Head of KONI Central.
Seeing the focus of the 2028 NTB-NTT XXII PON on Olympic sports, DBON, and the host selection, KONI created a multi-event breakthrough to accommodate sports that were not contested at the PON, including the North Sulawesi Martial Arts PON 2026, DKI Jakarta Beach PON 2026, Indoor PON 2027, and Youth PON 2027.
However, the Head of KONI Central emphasized that the sports to be competed in will be announced directly by the Minister of Youth and Sports.
"We are in the finalization stage because we have grouped the sports that will be competed, namely the Olympic sports, DBON, and the host's choice."
"We also pay attention to the sports that are competed in the SEA Games and Asian Games. The list has been prepared, but I ask the Minister of Youth and Sports to announce to the public what sports will be competed in the XXII PON 2028 NTB-NTT," said Marciano.
With various preparations that continue to be perfected, KONI Pusat hopes that the implementation of the PON XXI 2028 NTB-NTT can run successfully not only in achievements, but also in economy and administration.
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