JAKARTA The Indonesian Olympic Committee or the National Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia) officially inaugurated and released the Indonesian contingent for the 2025 Asian Winter Games.

The event will take place in Harbin, China, on February 7-14, 2025. Indonesia participated by sending as many as three male athletes and three female athletes.

"By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim, today Thursday, January 30, 2025, on behalf of the Indonesian Olympic Committee, we face and release the Indonesian contingent for the 2025 Asian Winter Games," said Raja Sapta Oktohari, President of NOC Indonesia, on Thursday, January 30, 2025.

The six athletes who went there were Michelle Edgina Axille and Kelly Elizabeth Supangat (figure skating), Arsa Mizan Putra Firdaus and Alva Kayana Putra Firdaus (short track speed skating), as well as Tasya Putri Permatasari and Dwiki Eka Ramadhan (ice dancing).

This is the second time the Indonesian team has participated in the multi-sports winter throughout Asia. Previously, Indonesia's first participation took place in Sapporo in 2017.

Okto said that this participation wanted to show existence as well as open opportunities for Indonesia to host other bigger events.

"There are so many activities, both single and multi-event which will be held in Indonesia. In principle, Indonesia is very ready to host any multi-event because we have experience at the 2018 Asian Games and Asian Para Games," he said.

The plan is for the Indonesian team to leave for Harbin on February 4, 2025 and will take part in the opening ceremony on February 7, 2025. The Indonesian team will return to Indonesia on February 15, 2025.

This earlier departure aims to increase the cold weather in the host country. The weather there is currently at -17 to -18 degrees Celsius and there is a possibility that it could drop to -38 degrees Celsius.

Chef de Mission (CdM) of the Indonesian team, Josephine Tampubolon, said that various preparations had also been made carefully to anticipate the cold weather there.

"So what we can do is prepare in the form of clothing and of course vitamins so that athletes don't get sick. We have also been running the vaccine about two weeks ago so that they can be in good health, don't get sick," he said.

The Asian Winter Games is a great opportunity to introduce winter sports to the people of Indonesia. This moment can be used as an opportunity to raise public awareness about the potential for winter sports.

Indonesia's participation in the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin is expected to be the beginning of a new chapter in the history of winter sports in the country.


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