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The Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) has come up with an alternative plan for sports that are unlikely to be contested in the 2020 National Games (PON), given the limited infrastructure in host province Papua. The sports are cycling, table tennis, bridge, gateball, water skiing, golf, sport dance, petanque, woodball and soft tennis.
Indonesia now has a youth population of about 64 million, but how far are we ready to meaningfully engage them in achieving “Gold Indonesia 2045” – when we are supposed to be a great, competitive nation? How willing is the government to involve them in planning, implementing and evaluating national programs that claim to accommodate their interests?
Indonesia successfully hosted the Asian Games last year, so there are no qualms about its capability of organizing the first ever U-20 soccer World Cup. However, soccer is only one of the sports under Zainudin’s auspices. His bigger mandate is to improve national sports governance. It may seem simple, yet it will require a herculean effort to realize.
Instead of focusing on their final strategy for the biennial competition, Indonesia’s archers must deal with a lack of equipment, with most relying on their own bows and arrows for practice, which started in April.
During his activities on Friday, new Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali talked with The Jakarta Post’s Dicky Christanto over the phone about his responsibilities at the ministry, including his strategy to put together a solid team to assist him. Below are excerpts from the interview.
