Menpora To The New PBSI Chair: We Will Support The Budget For Badminton

Menpora RI Dito Ariotedjo (Photo: Instagram Dito Ariotedjo)

JAKARTA - Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Dito Ariotedjo asked the Indonesian Badminton Association (PSBI) to immediately build a roadmap (road map) under the leadership of Fadil Imran.

Fadil Imran has just been elected by acclamation to become the general chairman (Ketum) of PBSI for the 2024-2028 term of service at the PBSI XXI XXIV/2024 national meeting at the Empire Palace Hotel Surabaya, Saturday 10 August afternoon.

The figure who holds the title of Commissioner General of Police (Komjen Pol) replaces the previous general chairman Agung Firman Sampurna.

Menpora mengatakan bahwa Fadil harus cepat mungkin membuat peta jalan untuk persiapan menyambut Olimpiade berikutnya pada tahun 2028 nanti di Los Angeles, Amerika Serikat.

"From there we will make strategic planning and I want to say that the government supports 100 percent. I promise we will support the badminton budget," said Dito.

Badminton itself has just slumped at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In this event, the sport failed to give a gold medal.

The only medal that was brought home was bronze. The medal was presented by the women's singles badminton player Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.

Dito said that badminton was still considered Indonesia's flagship and mainstay in various important events. For this reason, there must be serious work in order to maintain and improve achievements.

"This requires communication, collaboration, and also roadmaps that PBSI must immediately compile. So there are medium-term, short, and long-term plans," said Dito.

"I also hope that PBSI's collaboration with the private sector can also be embraced. The more people who help, the more opportunities. And I also encourage the elected Ketum, I have said this many times, so that the Cipayung National Training Center is immediately modernized," he added.

Fadil Imran is running as a sole candidate. A total of 34 PBSI Provincial Management (Pengprov) from 38 Pengprov by acclamation gave a mandate to Fadil to become Ketum for the next four years.

He promised after being elected that he would maintain the integrity in PBSI's body as much as possible and not be allergic to constructive input and criticism.

"Criticism and evaluation are vitamins that will be eaten every day with full awareness and joy by all friends of the PBSI Central Executive in the future," he said.