JAKARTA The 2025 Asian Asian Senior Fencing Championships which will take place in Bali next week will certainly be attended by 830 participants from 30 countries.
The prestigious event will be held at the Westin Nusa Dua Hotel, Bali, 17-23 June 2025. The number of participants has exceeded the target of the Executive Board of the All-Indonesian Budget Association (PB Ikasi).
"Fixes as many as 830 participants from 30 countries will appear in the 2025 Asian Budget Championships. This is what was recorded after the registration limit closed on Wednesday, June 11, 2025," said the Chairperson of the Organizing Committee for the 2025 Asian Budget Championship, Masyhudi.
PB Ikasi initially estimated that only 24 countries would participate in this event. In addition to passing the participant target, this year's Asian Budget Championship will also be attended by athletes who won gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Indonesia will field 25 fencing athletes as a result of the national selection (selection). This event can be part of their preparation for the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand at the end of the year.
"We hope that Indonesian fencing athletes can reap valuable experience at the 2025 Asian Budget Championships so that they can donate gold medals when appearing at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand," said Masyhudi.
Participants in the Asian Budget Championships will consist of Australia, Bahrain, Brunai Darussalam, China, China Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
The Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) of the Republic of Indonesia, Dito Ariotedjo, previously encouraged the fencing sport so that his athletes could get tickets to qualify for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
Indonesia has been absent from sending fencing athletes to the Olympics for a long time since 2012 London. At that time, the only athlete to go there was Diah Permatasari.
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