JAKARTA - The Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) has confirmed that it will evaluate the results of the 2025 Thailand SEA Games as a reference for preparing to welcome next year's Asian Games in Japan.
Deputy for Improving Sports Performance, Surono, said that the evaluation discussed the achievements of each sports branch (cabor) obtained in the White Elephant Country would be a benchmark for reading Indonesia's opportunities in the upcoming multi-event.
"The evaluation will be carried out later. Of course it will be our reference in preparing for the Asian Games (2026 in Aichi-Nagoya) and then the peak to the 2028 Olympics (Los Angeles)," he said in Jakarta.
The evaluation will discuss sports branches that do not meet the target, those that meet the target, and those that exceed the target in the biennial multi-branch sports festival.
This is also related to the promotion and relegation of the flagship sports branches that are being prepared by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The plan is for the list of flagship sports to be raised to 21, which is just waiting for an official letter.
"The problem later will be specific, but for us the most important thing is how to maintain the target of 80 and 91 gold medals. That's the most important thing," said Surono.
He further ensured that the gold medalists would receive bonuses in accordance with the promise from President Prabowo Subianto. However, he has not confirmed how much the silver and bronze medalists will receive.
"Because this gold is very important for ranking, of course this gold is very valuable, but that doesn't mean silver or bronze isn't. However, there is indeed a considerable difference between gold and silver or bronze," he said.
Indonesia closed the struggle at the 2025 Thailand SEA Games with a total of 333 medals consisting of 91 gold medals, 111 silver medals, and 131 bronze medals.
This number makes Indonesia entitled to lock the second position in the final standings of medal collection, surpassing the initial target of third place. In addition, the number of gold medals also exceeded the 80 pieces agreed upon.
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