Reporting The Progress Of WADA Sanctions To Jokowi On The Sidelines Of The G20 Summit, KOI Chair: President Requests Everything To Be Completed Transparently

Chairman of KOI Raja Sapta Oktohari (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) Raja Sapta Oktohari reported the progress of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions settlement to President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome, Italy, Saturday local time.

Oktohari, who is also the head of the WADA's sanctions relief acceleration task force, said during the meeting, the president ordered that the process of lifting sanctions against the Indonesian Anti-Doping Agency (LADI) be completed immediately.

“The president is very concerned about the WADA situation. The President ordered to speed up the process of lifting WADA's sanctions against LADI because we have many events ahead. The president also firmly conveyed the investigation problem, he asked that everything must be completed transparently, "said the man who is familiarly called Okto, as reported by Antara Monday.

Okto reported that the task force immediately moved quickly after receiving an assignment from the Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali to help accelerate the release of WADA sanctions against LADI. LADI, he continued, has even worked hard to resolve 24 pending matters which have now been handed over to WADA.

“I reported to the president that we currently have intensive communication, both with WADA, RADO (Regional Anti-Doping Agency) Asia, and JADA (Japan Anti-Doping Agency) who will accompany LADI. The response from Rheza Maulana (Vice-Chair of LADI) was also quick to resolve pending matters," said Okto.

According to Okto, his party will hold a joint meeting on November 2 tomorrow with a number of stakeholders, including WADA, RADO Asia, JADA, LADI, Kemenpora, and the Ministry of Finance.

“We want to ensure fairness for all so we will give the full picture and explain the situation to WADA. We see that there is a gap to find a common ground for this problem,” he concluded.

KOI had previously met and communicated directly with WADA President Witold Banka at the General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) in Crete, Greece, last weekend.

Okto and the management of the Indonesian Olympic Committee are currently still in Europe in the context of sports diplomacy, both to strengthen the synergy with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), the International Federation (IF) as well as assisting efforts to accelerate the release of WADA sanctions against LADI.