Menpora Reminds Bicycles And Canoes That Fail To Meet The 2025 SEA Games Target

The canoeing sport failed to meet the two gold targets at the 2025 SEA Games (doc. NOC Indonesia/Tetuko Mediantoro).

JAKARTA - The Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora), Erick Thohir, warned the canoeing and cycling MTB sports (sports) that failed to meet the target at the 2025 Thailand SEA Games.

The canoe that should be targeted to get two gold medals only gets one from mixed numbers like four 500 meters. The MTB cycling targeted for one gold medal, but only gets two silver medals.

"For sports whose gold is still below the target, keep in mind that their performance has started to be evaluated since this SEA Games. We want everything to be measured and open," said Erick in a statement received.

The canoeing sport managed to contribute the second gold medal for Indonesia in the biennial multi-pronged sporting event through athletes consisting of Stevani Maysche Ibo, Subhi, Indra Hidayat, and Ramla Baharuddin.

Meanwhile, from the MTB cycling number bicycle race, they contributed two of their silver medals through Rendy Varera Sanjaya's athletes in the men's downhill and Riska Amelia Agustina in the women's downhill.

Erick emphasized that the Southeast Asian countries sports event will be a benchmark for sports in determining promotions and relegation that will be carried out by his party.

"The results at the SEA Games will determine which sports will still be categorized as superior and dispatched by the Government in various multi-branch events," he said.

In addition to the canoe, four Indonesian golds yesterday were donated by Jason Donovan Yusuf in the men's 100-meter backstroke, the men's team badminton team, Andri Irawan from the petanque sport, and the men's team team in the recognized poolmsae sport taekwondo number.

Overall, Indonesia has now collected six gold medals. The latest addition was contributed by Rendy Varera, who got gold in the men's mountain bike XCE number.