Borobudur Marathon Sasar Participants From Bali As A Tourist City

Illustration (Photo: Doc. Antara)

DENPASAR - The annual Borobudur Marathon 2023 sporting activity, was first present in Bali through a friction run with the aim of targeting running lovers in Denpasar who are famous as a tourism city.

Borobudur and Bali are tourism cities, so we chose the launch of jerseys and medals this time in Denpasar. These are tourist destination cities that can transmit initiatives to other cities," said Central Java Bank President Director Supriyatno as a supporter of activities quoted from Antara, Sunday, August 6.

By being present in Bali, said Supriyatno, there is an opportunity to target tourists because apart from them coming to an object, tourists have recently been interested in natural tourism and health.

"We mean the Borobudur Marathon to increase local and international tourists to be interested in activities like this, and increase regional income," he said.

Bank Jateng sebagai salah satu bank daerah di Indonesia juga mendorong agar bank pembangunan di daerah lainnya turut menggali potensi serupa, sehingga membantu peningkatan pendapatan.

On this occasion, in front of hundreds of running lovers in Bali, the Borobudur Marathon gave the public the opportunity to get to know their activities, which will peak in November in Magelang.

Suyatno saw the enthusiasm of the people in Denpasar so high when they introduced this sporting activity at Niti Mandala Renon Square, he also saw that people on the Island of the Gods had high awareness of tourism.

The enthusiasm is extraordinary from sports lovers and everyone misses this activity. Every year the national runner breaks the record at the Borobudur Marathon, also a regeneration for young runners to talk to the forum," he said.

Apart from Denpasar, the friendly run ahead of the 2023 Borobudur Marathon, was also held in Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Makassar, Banjarmasin, Medan, and Palembang, where the peak will be held in Magelang with the division of marathon, half marathon, and 10K categories.

The President Director of Bank Jateng also conveyed a message from the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo who had not been present on the Island of the Gods.

This activity, which is also a form of initiative from Ganjar, is designed to raise the spirit of sports tourism, and through the theme Voice of Unity they want to unite and inspire the surroundings.