oung residents of 23 low-cost apartment buildings (rusun) across Jakarta are expected to participate in the Jakarta Low-Cost Apartments Festival (JRF), when various sports events for children and teenagers will be held in March.
The Jakarta administration plans to offer various events during the festival, including basketball, skateboarding and soccer training by professional athletes.
“We will invite national skateboarding athletes to the Kalijodo playground, West Jakarta, on March 26,” Jakarta Public Housing and Settlement Agency head Arifin said on Friday said as quoted by beritajakarta.com.
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Soccer training, meanwhile, would be conducted in each apartment complex, involving the Jakarta Youth and Sports Agency and the Indonesia Football Academy for Youths, he said.
The young residents are also to be invited to see basketball matches for teenagers less than 18 of age on April 1 and 2 at the Bulungan sports center in South Jakarta.
The JRF was held for the first time last year. This year, it would also consist of events aimed to empower residents, such as cooking competitions, culinary festivals and creative economy training.
The administration would also organize a Betawi dance competition and a drawing competition for children aged 10 to 16. The winners would be invited for a tour to the Borobudur and Prambanan temples in Central Java. (dea)
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