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Local authorities have recorded an uptick in COVID-19 cases during the 20th National Games (PON) in Papua, as experts call on the government to take additional measures to anticipate a potential influx of cases once the sporting event ends next week.
The recent decision to delay the Indonesian National Games (PON) in Papua until October 2021 has raised concerns that athletes may be overstretched by back-to-back competition in the PON and the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam.
The Youth and Sports Ministry and House Commission X agreed on Tuesday to postpone the National Games (PON), which were initially scheduled to be held from Oct. 20 to Nov. 2 in Papua, as the country is struggling to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The fate of the first-ever National Games (PON) to be held in Indonesia’s easternmost province this year hangs in the balance, as it appears likely that the PON will become the latest major sporting event to be adversely affected by COVID-19.
