The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) together with the Indonesian Development Basketball League (DBL) are committed to developing basketball and fostering young players through a number of jointly created programs.
"The DKI Provincial Government will seriously cooperate with DBL Indonesia to advance basketball. We will facilitate the Jakarta Provincial Government," said DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung, while attending the Development Basketball League (DBL) Indonesia Festival in Jakarta, Saturday.
He said the form of cooperation with DBL Indonesia is like a commitment that has been stated repeatedly in a number of other sports activities.
"Jakarta is open to becoming a sports tourism city," said Pramono.
According to him, if there are sports activities that cannot be held elsewhere, Jakarta is ready to open itself up to organize them, including organizing student sports weeks, students and so on.
In addition to basketball, he continued, a number of sports have scheduled international activities in Jakarta such as running, hockey, football and futsal.
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He hopes that DBL Indonesia can also collaborate with the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to hold various national and international activities.
"I hope that the cooperation between DBL Indonesia and the Jakarta government can provide sufficient space for basketball players," he said.
Meanwhile, the CEO of DBL Indonesia, Azrul Ananda, said that Jakarta has been the province with the highest number of participants and spectators.
According to him, the commitment of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to support the development of basketball, especially the event held by DBL will be very good.
Moreover, continued Azrul, this commitment has been shown by Pramono Anung in various basketball sports facilities to the sub-district level that can be utilized.
He and Governor Pramono also discussed collaboration between schools and DBL Indonesia. Later, various programs related to the discussion will be continued so that it can be realized.
A number of programs related to the development of potential young people include empowering teachers through digital training "My Super Teacher" and selection of students from Jakarta schools to participate in basketball training programs.
Then the activation of school MSMEs as well as entrepreneurial students fostered by Jakpreneur and the UMKM Office in exhibitions at several DBL event venues.
"It can increase opportunities for young people to exercise and develop themselves," he said.
Previously, the 2025 DBL Camp was held from April 29 to May 4 at GOR Soemantri Brodjonegoro, South Jakarta which involved 262 participants consisting of 131 sons and 131 daughters, as well as 54 coaches selected from various regions in Indonesia.
During a week they attended intensive basketball training by world-caliber trainers from WBA Australia, led directly by Australian basketball legend Andrew Vlalov, and DBL Academy coaches.
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