Minister of Youth and Sports Amali Helps Recommend The Construction Of A Sports Hall In Sikka, NTT

Menpora Zainudin Amali received in audience the Regent of Sikka, Fransiskus Roberto Diogo (kemenpora.go.id)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali received the aspirations of Sikka Regent, Fransiskus Roberto Diogo, regarding the construction of a Sports Hall in his area.

In the audience in the Menpora office, the Regent of Sikka Fransiskus was also accompanied by the Head of the Housing and Settlement Areas and Land Service, Margaretha Movaldes, and Member of the Indonesian Parliament Electoral District of NTT I, Melchias Markus Mekeng.

"This afternoon I received the Regent of Sikka and Sir Mekeng, members of Indonesian Parliament Electoral District of NTT, and incidentally Sikka is his constituency. He conveyed his aspirations about the development or repair of the Sports Hall", said Amali after the meeting, Thursday, April 22.

Minister Amali said the Sports Hall in Sikka is indeed quite old because it was built in 1960. In fact, this sports hall has a history of being the place to stay for Pope Francis when he came to visit Indonesia.

Ministry of Youth and Sports welcomed the proposed renovation of the sports facilities. However, Amali emphasized that the physical construction of sports facilities for the Ministry of Youth and Sports does not have the authority. This is because now the authority has been transferred to the Ministry of Public Works.

"The budget for physical development at the Ministry of Youth and Sports has not existed since 2020. And everything related to the physical development of the Ministry of Public Works' authority. But from here we help recommendations", explained Minister Amali.

Meanwhile, the Sikka Regent, Fransiskus Roberto Diogo, admitted that he was happy to meet Minister Amali and conveyed his aspirations regarding the improvement of the Sports Hall in Sikka.

"Sports Hall is also a symbol of our pride in the region. So it can raise self-esteem and can also encourage youth for their self-confidence, for achievement in sports", he said.

Fransiskus hopes that the Sports Hall can help revive the economy as part of tourism in sports events.

"So, MSMEs (small and medium enterprises, red) can also advance with the presence of the sports hall that we have proposed", he hoped.

Meanwhile, a member of the DPR Electoral District of NTT I, including covering the Sikka district, Melchias Markus Mekeng, assessed that the Sports Hall in Sikka should be improved so that it becomes one of the means for forming young people to become champions at the national and international levels.

"Because the Sports Hall has been too long. In 1960, the infrastructure was built of course not sufficient. So I will fight according to my capacity as a member of the Indonesian Parliament. Of course, I ask for the blessing of the Ministry of Youth and Sports so that this struggle can be carried out well and Sikka Regency can creating superior athletes for the name of our nation", said Mekeng.