JAKARTA - Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora), Dito Ariotedjo, has officially released the Indonesian Men's Basketball National Team to participate in the 2024 U-18 SEABA.
The tournament will be held in Malaysia on 19-21 July 2024. The team release ceremony was held at the Kemenpora Office, Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at noon.
Dito said that a tournament like this is a positive step in fostering the seeds of young athletes. This is in line with the efforts of the Ministry of Youth and Sports to encourage all federations to carry out early childhood development.
"We have to appreciate Perbasi. So, our focus is on encouraging the federation of all sports for athlete nursery. I think Perbasi is one of the sports that is doing well," he said.
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The development of young people in basketball has proven successful. The reason is, recently the Indonesian youth basketball team was able to win medals at the 2024 ASEAN Shool Games (ASG).
Dito said that the right methods that have been implemented so far need to be maintained so that the Indonesian basketball team can talk a lot on bigger stages.
"We can see that in recent multi-events, our early age has been great. This is homework for us, how achievements at this junior level can consistently reach seniors," said Dito.
A total of 12 players were dispatched to the 2024 U-18 SEABA. These names are the result of the selection conducted by Perbasi since April 2024.
Indonesia will later fight Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia. These four countries will win a ticket to the FIBA Asian Cup U-18 which will take place in Amman, Jordan, on September 2-9, 2024.
Thailand will be Indonesia's first opponent in the U-18 SEABA. Following that, Garuda Muda fought Malaysia and the Philippines.
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