PB PASI Calls 11 Athletes For The 2024 Paris Olympics Pelatnas

Marathon runner Odekta Naibaho entered Pelatnas PB PASI to prepare for the 2024 Paris Olympics (Instagram/@odekta_naibaho23).

JAKARTA The Executive Board of the Indonesian Athletics Association (PB PASI) has summoned as many as 11 athletes to undergo national training (Pelatnas) for the 2024 Paris Olympics preparation.

PASI said in an official statement that the National Training Center for the 2024 Paris Olympics was underway at the Jakarta Madya Stadium, Padjadjaran Stadium Bandung, and Pangalengan Stadium since January 2024.

"The national training this time was attended by 11 athletes, accompanied by 1 manager, 6 coaches, and 9 support staff," wrote PB PASI's official statement.

The names of athletes who were called to participate in the National Training Center were Lalu Muhammad Zohri (run 100 m men), Odekta Naibaho (maraton), Agus Prayogo (maraton), Pandu Sukarya (run through the men's 3,000 m hurdles), Hendro (fast running 20 km men), Violine Intan (fast journey 20 km women), Robi Syianturi (run 5,000 m men), Rikki Marthin (marton), Mutiara Oktarani (ri 800 m run), Halida Ulfah (fast walk 20 km women), and Diki Chandra (lariang rantan rantang 3.000 m men).

In addition to preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics, this summons also aims to hone the athlete's ability to face the 2025 Thailand SEA Games.

In order to strengthen preparations, the women's marathon athlete, Odekta Naibaho, is scheduled to compete at the Daegu Marathon in April 2024.

Meanwhile, sprinter Lalu M. Zohri will take part in the training camp at ALTIS, an athlete training center located in Atlanta, United States.

"Zohri is also scheduled to compete in several international events, such as the Tokyo Open, Korea Open, and Taiwan Open," continued PASI's statement.

The government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) has disbursed funds of Rp. 81.3 billion for the qualification of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Of this amount, PASI received Rp. 3.1 billion.

The 2024 Paris Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024. Indonesia targets to qualify as many as 30 athletes and get more than two gold medals for the first time in the history of participation.