President Jokowi Present At The Opening Of Peparnas 2024

President Joko Widodo will attend the opening of Peparnas 2024 (doc. President of the Republic of Indonesia).

JAKARTA President Joko Widodo has confirmed that he will avoid the opening ceremony of the 2024 National Paralympic Week (Peparnas) this weekend.

Peparnas XVII 2024 will officially open on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at Manahan Stadium, Solo, Central Java.

The Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora), Dito Ariotedjo, confirmed that President Joko Widodo had confirmed that he would attend the event.

"Mr. President gave directions to attend the opening," said Dito at the Kemenpora Office, Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, afternoon WIB.

Dito admitted that he had coordinated directly with Joko Widodo regarding his presence both at the opening and closing.

"The provisional directive is that he is present at the opening," he said.

The organizers are reported to have prepared as many as nine thousand tickets for people who want to attend and watch the opening ceremony live.

These tickets can be obtained free of charge if the public manages to answer the quiz on the official website of Peparnas XVII 2024.

Previously, the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) had disbursed funds of Rp. 290 billion for the implementation of an important event at the national level.

A total of IDR 275 billion of that amount will be used for the implementation and the remaining around IDR 14 billion for equipment.

There are 20 sports that will be competed in Peparnas 2024. A total of 3,049 athletes and 1,576 officials who will represent 34 contingents will attend the event.