The Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (Menpora RI), Zainudin Amali ensured that the XX National Sports Week (PON) will be held on October 2-15, 2021. And it is certain that it will not be postponed again as in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This statement was made by Minister of Youth and Sports Amali after attending a limited cabinet meeting (Ratas) with President Joko Widodo at the State Palace, Central Jakarta, Monday (15/03/2021). Present at this limited meeting were Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and several related officials, including the Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Makarim and Papua Governor Lukas Enembe.
In this limited meeting, Menpora Amali and Papua Governor Lukas Enembe submitted reports related to the readiness to organize PON XX and Peparnas XVI.
“This was attended by the Governor, Mr. Lukas Enembe, he said that in principle everything was ready and we also reported it. So the implementation of PON 20 (will take place) on October 2 to October 15, 2021, "said Menpora Amali.
Menpora Amali said that President Joko Widodo did not want the national sporting event to be postponed again. "And the President's direction, because this is ready, we will do it in 2021, there is no delay in PON because we had postponed it in 2020," he stressed.
According to Menpora Amali, for the technical implementation, his party will see how the Tokyo Olympics will take place on July 23 - August 8, 2021. Especially regarding the implementation of the health protocol because it is still being hit by the COVID-19 outbreak.
"Of course there are questions about what the implementation will be, we will see how it develops later. Will it be held without an audience, or a limited audience, or in a normal capacity. We learn from the Tokyo Olympics which will be held in the next few months. We will see how the health protocol is implemented, of course it is important, and must be done with discipline, "he concluded.
Menpora Amali also conveyed that President Jokowi encouraged the vaccination process to be carried out for athletes, coaches and support staff so that when PON was held all participants or contingents had been vaccinated.
"Even the President has directed the people around the venue to be vaccinated, to ensure that by October they have all been vaccinated," he explained.
SOURCE: https://kominfo.go.id/content/detail/34026/menpora-amali-pastikan-pon-xx-papua-digelar-2-15-oktober-2021/0/pon_2021_papua
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