Preparation For The Opening Ceremony Of Papua National Sports Week Is 95 Percent

Illustration - Dancers in action in front of the championship ladder in Rowing in Yotefa Bay, Jayapura (Photo: PB PON XX PAPUA/Yustha Corithaca.)

JAKARTA - One day before the opening ceremony of the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON), the Daily Chairperson of the XX Papua National Sports Week (PB PON) Committee, Yunus Wonda, revealed that the preparation for the event had reached 95 percent.

"The preparations for the opening of the event are already 95 percent. Why do I say 95 percent? Because the 5 percent will only be considered 100 percent at the time of implementation," Yunus told Antara after the ceremony for the acceptance and release of the Papua PON fire parade in the Jayapura mayor's office, Friday.

Yunus asked all parties to maintain the security situation, which has been jointly guarded to this day, to continue until the opening ceremony of the Papua PON which will be held on Saturday.

"Preparations for the opening are no problems, 95 percent safe, and ready to be carried out tomorrow," said Yunus.

Yunus said that the opening ceremony will tell about Papua past, present and future.

"So tell about the life of the Papuan people in the past, their traditions, their culture, then describe today and future generations, and Papua in the future, the younger generations," said Yunus.

"With our hope in giving the title, so that there is an awakening for the children of Papua for the future," he continued.

Furthermore, according to Yunus, Papua XX PON is a moment for Papuan youth to rise up in sports.

"Today all the venues have been built, whether it's the provincial government, central government, city district governments, they have been built, this is the moment for the Papuan children," said Yunus.

"Perhaps all this time we have to look for training fields outside Papua, because sports facilities are lacking, today all sports facilities are very ready in Papua, even they have international standards," he added.

PB PON has imposed restrictions on the number of audience attendance. For those who have got a slot to watch the opening ceremony of PON XX Papua, Yunus said those who attend are required to show proof of vaccination.

"The main condition for entry is a vaccine," said Yunus.