The number of participants at the VIII National Community Sports Festival (Fornas) which took place in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) from July 26 to August 1, 2025, has doubled from the original estimate.
The chairman of the Organizing Committee for the 2025 Fornas VIII, Ibnu Haraya Riza Pradipto, said that initially it was estimated that the number of participants only reached 18,000 people.
"However, now it has more than doubled, reaching 42 thousand. This number has never been exposed before," said Ibnu Haraya Riza Pradipto.
Fornas VIII 2025 is proof that more and more Indonesians not only make sports a lifestyle, but they also care about the preservation of traditional sports.
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Naturally, if there is an swelling of the number of people who come to NTB. Two support teams from Aceh, namely Hanan and Sunarwadi, admitted that they only arrived on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
"We came to NTB to provide support for the Aceh Kormi contingent. It's quite comfortable here. It's the same as in Aceh," said Hanan.
In Fornas VIII, the number of elderly people involved was quite large, reaching 1,399 people. It consists of 1,005 people aged 56-65 years and 394 people over the age of 66.
They are members of the Indonesian Tennis Veterans Athletes Front (Baveti), the Fitness of Indonesian Pralansia (KLPI), and the Indonesian Football Association (Persejasi).
Ibnu said that the economic turnover during Fornas VIII reached Rp800 billion. In addition, this sporting event also opens up many temporary jobs.
"From the number of hotels and flights ordered to the prepared food alone, it has reached Rp. 143.71 billion. This does not include anything else," he concluded.
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