JAKARTA - The holding of the 2026 Indonesia International Jetsports Grand Prix (IGP) is a golden opportunity to stimulate national youth racers so that they can be interested in entering the world of jetski and speaking at the world level.
The Chairman of the Indonesia Jetsports Boating Association (IJBA), Syaiful Sutan Aswar, admitted that to become a professional jetski athlete requires a long road so that this event can be used to attract the potential of Indonesians who are interested first.
"That is my hope because I know it will not be easy. The process is not short, but it takes decades," said Syaiful at a press conference held in Senayan, Jakarta.
The two Indonesian jetski racers who are confirmed to participate in the Indonesia International Jetsports Grand Prix (IGP) are Aero Sutan Aswar and Asqa Sutan Aswar. Both names are Syaiful's biological sons.
Syaiful said that to form champions like his two sons, consistency is needed so that anyone who is interested in jetskiing must really go through all the difficult processes.
"I have been training them for decades. Every day they only go to school and jetski. They don't know the outside world. I never taught them to go anywhere," he said.
The Indonesia International Jetsports Grand Prix (IGP) 2026 will be held on December 2-6, 2026 at the Jetski Academy Indonesia, Ancol, North Jakarta. The championship was originally scheduled to take place in early August with the name Indonesia International Jetsport World Series 2026, but was later changed.
This implementation is part of IJBA's commitment to strengthen Indonesia's position as one of the international jetsports sports centers in the Asia-Pacific region and marks the start of a new chapter in the development of jetsports in Indonesia.
"For the race system here there is no change. The change is only the name. If the concept and way of playing are the same, namely using the point system," said Syaiful.
This championship will bring together the world's best racers in an international standard tournament and also serve as the foundation for the birth of the Indonesia Jetsports World Series (IJWS) which will officially roll out starting 2027.
IGP 2026 is not just an international championship, but a strategic step for Indonesia in building a sustainable world championship calendar and increasing the participation of athletes, teams, sponsors, media, and tourists from various countries.
The change of the championship name and the schedule of the event is the result of discussions and mutual agreement between the President of the International Jet Sports Boating Association (IJSBA), Scott Frazier, and the President of the Indonesia Jetsports Boating Association (IJBA), Syaiful Aswar.
The decision was taken as a strategic step to align the championship with the international jetsports tournament calendar, avoid the crowded schedule of world championships in the previous period, and provide a wider opportunity for international riders and teams to participate in Indonesia.
This agreement also reflects the joint commitment between IJSBA and IJBA in strengthening the organization of international championships that are professional, competitive, and able to attract the participation of the world's best racers.
There are approximately 40 countries and 300 participants who will come to this event. With the number of participants as many as that, it is hoped that it will have a positive impact on various sectors such as national tourism, hospitality and hospitality industry, restaurants and culinary, transportation, MSMEs and creative economy, sports industry, as well as investment promotion and Indonesia's image at the international level.
Through the holding of this championship, Indonesia not only hosts a world sports tournament, but also strengthens its position as one of the leading destinations for sports tourism in Asia.
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