DPR Commission X Ensures XX Papua PON Is Ready To Be Held, But Unfortunately The Main Stadium Is Only The Location Of The Ceremony

Vice Chairman of Commission X of the House of Representatives, Abdul Fikri Faqih/ Instagram

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives Commission X, Abdul Fikri Faqih, confirmed that Papua was ready to hold the XX National Sports Week (PON) which will take place from 2-15 October.

This readiness was discovered after Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives inspected the Lukas Enembe main stadium on Friday, September 10 yesterday. The stadium will be used as a venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of PON XX Papua, as well as various sports venues.

"The DPR RI Commission X deliberately visited Papua to see firsthand the preparations for the XX Papua PON," said Fikri Faqih in his statement, Sunday, September 12. and KONI. "After we reviewed, saw first hand the stadium and various venues that will be used as a venue for athletes to compete, we believe that PON XX Papua is ready to be held," he said.

However, said Fikri, the House of Representatives Commission X regretted the existence of the Lukas Enembe stadium, which was planned to only be used as a venue for the opening ceremony and closing of the XX Papua PON. The reason, according to him, the main stadium in Papua which has just been built is of international standard. "In fact, there can also be competitions in various sports," said the PKS politician. Previously, the General Chairperson of the Central KONI, Marciano Norman, leaked the readiness of the venue for the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) which was held in 4 regions was almost 100 percent." In Papua later we will hold the match in 4 settings, namely Mimika Regency, Merauke Regency Jayapura Regency and Jayapura City," Marciano said in an online press conference, Friday, September 10. 9 sports and 12 disciplines. Meanwhile in Merauke Regency there are 5 venues, with 6 sports and 6 disciplines.

Then, in Jayapura Regency there are 14 venues, with 14 sports and 21 disciplines. And the City of Jayapura itself has the most, namely 16 venues, with 16 sports and 22 disciplines.

"For the readiness of venues in general, the last condition we got for Jayapura City, which is 100 percent, has 13 venues, of which 3 are still in the final work process. And the last one is the venue that still requires attention, namely the final settlement regarding the arrival of equipment that we are still waiting for. wait," he explained.