A Day Before The Opening Of The Papua National Sports Week, 24 Gold Medals Up For Grabs

Kampung Harapan Sports Complex ahead of the opening of PON Papua (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Participants of the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) from six sports today will compete for 24 gold medals in one day before the opening ceremony.

Citing from Antara, of the six sports, wushu will hold a final match in six events that will take place at the Futsal Dispora Sports Center (GOR), Merauke Regency, Friday. Each taolo: gunshu men and women, taolo: qiangshu men and women, and taolo: nangun men and women.

Then in the Jayapura City cluster, rowing, rollerblading, and taekwondo will also hold competitions and gold medal competitions.

Taekwondo will compete in five classes starting from the preliminary round to the final at the Kayu Batu Aviation Polytechnic GOR, Jayapura City.

Each class kyorugi -87Kg men, kyorugi -58Kg men, kyorugi -63Kg men, kyorugi -73Kg women, and kyorugi -63Kg women.

While rowing three numbers, namely, MK1 200 M, WK1 200 M, and WC1 200 M. All of them took place in Youtefa Bay, Jayapura City.

The gold race will also take place in the sport of rollerblading at the Campground and Red Bridge, Jayapura City, for the 42.000M marathon for men and women.

For the Jayapura Regency cluster, artistic gymnastics located in Istora Lukas Enembe, will compete in four medal events, namely men's and women's teams, as well as men's and women's versatile individuals.

Furthermore, for the Mimika Regency cluster, the rock climbing sport at the SP 2 Mimika Rock Climbing Arena will compete for four medal numbers, namely the men's and women's speed world records as well as the women's lead team and the men's boulder team.

Still in the same cluster, judo will also compete in the final in the categories -100kg men, +100kg men, 78kg women, and +78kg women.