YOGYAKARTA - Joko Widodo encourages the Indonesian delegation to exceed their achievements at the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam. So what are Jokowi's targets at the 2023 Sea Games?
In sporting events throughout Southeast Asia last year, Indonesia stopped third by collecting 69 gold, 91 silver, and 81 bronze medals.
This target was expressed by Jokowi during the ceremony for the release of the Indonesian delegation at the State Palace, Central Jakarta, Tuesday (2/5/2023)
"Today I will release the 32nd SEA Games contingent to Cambodia, which we have dispatched 599 athletes, and will participate in 31 sports," said Jokowi.
"I only ordered at the Sea Games Grietnam we got 69 gold medals and 3rd place."
"Now it should be more than that, I ask for the gold above 69, the ranking is also above 3, the choice (ranked) 1 or 2," said Jokowi.
There is also a target from Menpora Dito Ariotedjo, namely 60 gold medals, which are estimated to be ranked 3rd in the medal standings.
The 32-year-old man also wants more expectations from the President to be used as additional encouragement for Indonesian athletes.
"Yes, it has been directed by the highest leadership, our supreme commander, so we as soldiers will try our best to achieve this target," said Dito.
"But earlier I also reported it to the President, our target is in the 60 medals with the rank in 3 actually our calculation."
"So hopefully, we will continue to use the motivation and targets of the President as a reference and also the maximum for athletes from the Indonesian contingent to achieve more than that."
When the 2023 SEA Games Indonesia sent 599 sportsmen to compete in 31 sports ( Sports) from 36 sports that were competed.
This is not counted as a table tennis national team that is being pursued in order to compete in the 2023 SEA Games.
It is known that there are 4 table tennis players who are planned to compete. They consist of every 2 male and female athletes.
The Indonesian table tennis team was only formed after the Ministry of Youth and Sports succeeded in mediating the conflict between the 2 main table tennis organizations.
Dito himself believes that the target higher than Jokowi can be realized.
"Because we have a common consensus that this departing sport does have a gold medal, potential gold medal," said Dito Ariotedjo.
The 2023 SEA Games will officially start on May 5-17, 2023.
Even so, there have been some sports that have held competitions.
One of them is the men's soccer no. Which has been held since April 29, 2023.
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