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View all search resultsIn preparing the country for its planned bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games, the government has conducted a study on the impact of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, thereby identifying what areas require improvement.
What defines a dancer in 2018? A teenager dancing to Drake’s “In My Feeling” in the street, a student performing an intricate routine alongside a thousand other students at the Asian Games, or a young choreographer trying to redefine traditional gender stereotypes in dance?
Strong performances at the Games and Para Games restored the country’s pride in sports, as only a year ago it finished fifth at the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur, tallying 38 gold medals — the worst in the country’s history in the biennial event.
With a satisfied look on her face, Indonesian Rica Octavia proudly showed off her gold medal after finishing first in the women’s long jump T20 category (intellectual impairment) at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Monday.
Reports have circulated recently saying that dancers performing the Ratoh Jaroe dance during the 2018 Asian Games opening ceremony on Aug. 18 at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium have not yet received payment a month after the event took place.
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