Ambitious Indonesia Project To Host The 2023 Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup

Illustration of the 2023 Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup. (Photo via Antara Photo/Sukmawati)

JAKARTA - Indonesia will host the Asia Rifle/Pistol Cup which will be held March 1-10. This event took place at Senayan Shooting Field, Jakarta.

Chairman of the Indonesian Shooting and Hunting Sports Association (PB Perbakin) Joni Supriyanto said Indonesian athletes are ready to show their best performance. Unmitigated, he is aiming for the position of overall champion at this event.

"My target is always to win the general champion," said Joni at the opening of the 2023 Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup at Senayan Shooting Field, Thursday night.

"Yesterday we just organized the World Cup and ranked sixth with two gold and four bronze. Our hopes in Asia are even better," he continued.

Regarding the status of the host, said Joni, the Asian Shooting Confederation (ASC) appointed Indonesia as the organizer because it has international-class facilities.

"Previously, Indonesia was also appointed by the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) for the World Cup and next year we will host the Paris Olympic quota in February 2024," concluded Joni.

In this event, Indonesian shooters will compete with 11 representatives from other countries. Opponents of the host athletes came from Malaysia, Qatar, Nepal, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Maldives, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and Kuwait.

Based on data from the organizers, there were 38 names of representatives of the Red and White who fell in 23 competitions in the senior, junior, and youth categories.

This is the second time Indonesia has hosted an international shooting event throughout 2023. Previously, Indonesia hosted the World Cup or the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol 2023 at Senayan Shooting Field, 27 January-7 February.

At that time, the hosts took sixth place in the medal standings with two gold and four bronze. Kazakhstan became the participating country with the most medals, namely three gold, five silver, and three bronze.

While Switzerland are in second place with three gold, three silver, one bronze, and Hungary in third place with three gold, two silver.

South Korea is in fourth place with two gold, two silver, and four bronze. Then Austria is one level above Indonesia by collecting two gold, two silver, three bronze.