Apart From Being The Venue For The 2022 APG Opening Ceremony, The Manahan Solo Stadium Is Also The Arena For Athletics

Asean Para Games 2022 (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Solo Manahan Stadium, apart from being the venue for the opening ceremony, will also be used as an arena for athletic sports competitions in the XI 2022 ASEAN Para Games (APG) in Solo, Central Java, from July 30 to August 6.

"The athletics will be competed at the Manahan Stadium from August 1 to 5 and will be attended by 286 athletes from 11 countries participating in the APG 2022," said APG 2022 Athletics Competition Manager (CM), Aba Sandy Prayoga, in Solo, Thursday, quoted by Antara.

"It takes a day to arrange various equipment in athletics after the opening ceremony is used, so it starts Monday, August 1," said Prayoga.

Therefore, the Indonesia ASEAN Para Games Organizing Committee (INASPOC) has prepared Sriwedari Stadium as a training arena for this sport. Sriwedari Stadium has been opened as an official training ground for athletes from all participating contingents on Wednesday, July 27.

He explained that apart from the Manahan and Sriwedari Stadiums which were used as arenas for athletic competitions and training, INASPOC had also prepared other arenas for matches. In total, there are 14 sports in the APG which will be held in Solo Raya and Semarang, from July 30 to August 6.

The Cerebral Palsy (CP) soccer branch will be competed at the UNS Solo Stadium, Kentingan campus. The Indonesian CP soccer team, which is coached by coach Anshar Ahmad, will compete against its rivals with a 7 side football match system.

According to the Chairperson of the Indonesian National Paralympic Committee (NPC), Senny Marbun, the entire arena is ready. The last to be determined is the arena for table tennis. It was originally plotted in de Tjolomadoe, but because the location had already been used for other activities that could not be changed in time, the table tennis arena was moved to Solo Techno Park.

APG 2022's other arenas are scattered in several places. The badminton branch will be held at the University of Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) Edutorium, chess players at Lorin Dwangsa Hotel, weight lifting at Solo Paragon Hotel and boccia at GOR FKor UNS Solo, Manahan area.

In addition, the blind judo at the Convention Hall Terminal Tirtonadi Solo, goalball at the UNS Solo Gymnasium, Kentingan campus, wheelchair tennis at the Gelora Manahan tennis court, archery at the Solo Kotabarat Field, wheelchair basketball at the Sritex Arena Solo Gymnasium and sitting volleyball at the University Gymnasium. Tunas Pembangunan (UTP) Solo in the Plesungan area.

In the 2022 APG, only swimming sports are held outside the Solo Raya area. The aquatic branch was competed at the Semarang Jatidiri Swimming Pool.