Aceh And North Sumatra Officially Host PON XXI 2024

Menpora Zainudin Amali (doc. Humas Kemenpora)

JAKARTA - Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali submitted a decree (SK) determining Aceh and North Sumatra as the host of the XXI 2024 National Sports Week (PON). For the first time, PON will be held in two provinces.

"The decree to determine the host of PON XXI is indeed quite long. Because indeed the old rule was only known by one province. However, the PON 2024 was decided to be held in two provinces, of course the rules will change, ”said Zainudin, as quoted in his press statement, Thursday, November 19.

With the issuance of Decree number 71 of 2020 concerning the Determination of the Provincial Government of Aceh and the Provincial Government of North Sumatra as the Host for the 20204 PON XXI, Zainudin hopes that the two administering provinces can immediately make preparations, including making submissions for Regional Budget (APBD) assistance funds preparation for the construction and renovation of the PON competition arena.

In addition, he also reminded not to let the decree determining Aceh-North Sumatra to be the joint host, in fact it would cause disputes between the two provinces.

“Don't let the SK come out, but things that still turn gray will become a dispute between the two places. Later the central KONI will detail the guidelines, not to let this become a cause of conflict, "said the Menpora.

Meanwhile, representatives of the Aceh and North Sumatra provincial governments said they were grateful for the issuance of the Menpora Decree, considering that the two provinces had been waiting for a long time since being elected as host of the XXI PON at the Central KONI Musornas last year. This will be their reference to immediately make preparations for the successful implementation of PON 2024.

"We have been waiting for this decree for a long time to prepare for the PON host. Aceh has prepared 100 hectares of land, and in 2021 there will be another 50 hectares to be built for the main stadium, ”said Aceh Provincial Kadispora Dedy Yuswadi.

"We are happy because of this decree and thank you. We North Sumatra have started to make preparations so that everything will be stand by. We report that we have completed 300 hectares of the North Sumatra sports area, "said Secretary of North Sumatra Province R Sabrina.