A Total Of 220 Budget Athletes Are Fighting For Medals At PON 2024

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JAKARTA - The Aceh-Sumut 2024 National Sports Week (PON) is an important opportunity to produce fencing athletes to compete at the international level.

"PON 2024 in Aceh and North Sumatra is a selection event for the best athletes to be developed for international events. This is very special, first held in Aceh, and I see the enthusiasm and great potential of the athletes," said Chairman of the Executive Board of the All-Indonesian Budget Association Agus Suparmanto as reported by ANTARA, Monday, September 16.

A total of 220 fencing athletes who have passed the qualification are struggling for the gold medal. They come from 26 contingents, including Aceh, North Sumatra, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, and Papua.

This competition competes in 12 numbers, such as the male/female individual Floret, the team degenerate, and the men's/daughter individual Sabel.

He added that the match venue at the Budget Sports Center has met international standards and is expected to be an example for other provinces in Indonesia.

"We hope that in the future every province will have facilities like this," he said.

Meanwhile, a fencer from Central Java, Vitson Bastian Kusuma Negara, is optimistic about his debut at PON this time.

"This is my first PON, the target is of course the best," said Vitson.

Preparations for the Central Java fencing team have been carried out since March, including overseas training camps.

"We are doing TC in Malaysia and also involve senior athletes to improve their abilities. Our preparation is very optimal," he added.