2024 Pekan Olahraga Nasional

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Pekan Olahraga Nasional XXI
Host city Coat of arms of Aceh.svg Aceh
Coat of arms of North Sumatra.svg North Sumatra
MottoBersatu Kita Juara! (Together we are Champion!)
Athletes12.919 athletes
Events65 events
Opening9 September 2024
Closing20 September 2024
Opened by Joko Widodo
Closed by Muhadjir Effendy
Athlete's Oath Veddriq Leonardo
Torch lighter Nurul Akmal
Ceremony venue Harapan Bangsa Stadium (opening)
North Sumatra Stadium (closing)
Website ponxxi.acehprov.go.id
ponxxi.sumutprov.go.id

The National Sports Week 2024 (Indonesian: Pekan Olahraga Nasional XXI, abbreviated as PON XXI), also called as PON Aceh-Sumut 2024, is the twenty first edition of the National Sports Week (PON) which is a major national multi-sport event which take place from 9 to 20 September 2024 with Aceh and North Sumatra as hosts.

Contents

This edition marks the first time PON has been held by two provinces at once, also marks the first time it has been held in Aceh, and the second time it has been held in North Sumatra (previously in 1953). This is the fourth time PON has been held in Sumatra (previously Medan 1953, Palembang 2004, Pekanbaru 2012) and the first time since 2012. The youngest provinces, Southwest Papua, Highland Papua, Central Papua and South Papua will make their debut at the PON XXI event. The tournament returns to its usual four-year cycle after the previous tournament was delayed for a year to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PON XXI also commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Aceh and North Sumatra tsunami disaster, which occurred on 26 December 2004.

Bids

The selection of the host took place at the Extraordinary National Sports Conference (Musornaslub) of National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) on 24 April 2018, at the Bidakara Hotel, South Jakarta. This selection was made through a voting mechanism which was attended by KONI representatives from 34 provinces throughout Indonesia. [1]

Host provincesVotes
Flag of Aceh, Indonesia.svg  Aceh Flag of North Sumatra.svg  North Sumatra 24 votes
Flag of Bali.svg  Bali Flag of West Nusa Tenggara.svg  West Nusa Tenggara 8 votes
Flag of South Kalimantan.svg  South Kalimantan 2 votes

Development and preparations

Venues and infrastructure

The North Sumatra government has prepared 100 hectares to build the Sumut Sport Centre for 2024 PON in Kualanamu, Deli Serdang Regency. The North Sumatra Provincial Government has also prepared 300 hectares of land in Sena Village, Batang Kuis, Deli Serdang Regency. Meanwhile, the Aceh government is preparing 240 hectares. [2]

The Games

Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place on 8 September 2024. The ceremony will take place at Harapan Bangsa Stadium, Banda Aceh. [3]

Sports

The National Sports Week 2024 (PON XXI) will feature 46 sports. [4]

Exhibition sports

Eight sports will be competed as exhibitions at the XXI 2024 National Sports Week (PON) in Aceh and North Sumatra. The eight sports are ice skating, padel, teqball, floorball, pickleball, mixed martial arts, beach handball and horseback archery. [5]

Participant

All the 38 provinces and 1 authority of Indonesia will compete at this event. The details of the number of athletes for each contingent are:

Sports CommitteeNumber of Athletes
Coat of arms of Aceh.svg Aceh 1070
Coat of arms of North Sumatra.svg North Sumatera 1153
Coat of arms of West Sumatra.svg West Sumatera 382
Coat of arms of Riau.svg Riau 335
Coat of arms of Riau Islands.svg Riau Islands 106
Coat of arms of Jambi.svg Jambi 217
Coat of arms of Bengkulu.svg Bengkulu 68
Coat of arms of South Sumatra.svg South Sumatera 257
Coat of arms of Bangka Belitung.svg Bangka Belitung 114
Coat of arms of Lampung.svg Lampung 364
Coat of arms of Jakarta.svg Special Region of Jakarta 1047
Coat of arms of Banten.svg Banten 376
Coat of arms of West Java.svg West Java 1210
Coat of arms of Central Java.svg Central Jawa 743
Coat of arms of Yogyakarta.svg Special Region of Yogyakarta 443
Coat of arms of East Java.svg East Jawa 885
Coat of arms of Bali.svg Bali 545
Coat of arms of West Nusa Tenggara.svg West Nusa Tenggara 251
Coat of Arms of East Nusa Tenggara NEW.png East Nusa Tenggara 188
Coat of arms of West Kalimantan.svg West Kalimantan 142
Coat of arms of Central Kalimantan.svg Kalimantan Tengah 113
Coat of arms of South Kalimantan.svg South Kalimantan 278
Coat of arms of East Kalimantan.svg East Kalimantan 659
Coat of arms of North Kalimantan (2021 version).svg North Kalimantan 94
Logo of Ibu Kota Nusantara.svg Capital City of Nusantara 12
Coat of arms of North Sulawesi.svg North Sulawesi 198
Coat of arms of Gorontalo.svg Gorontalo 83
Coat of arms of Central Sulawesi.svg Central Sulawesi 210
Coat of arms of Southeast Sulawesi.svg Southeast Sulawesi 148
Coat of arms of South Sulawesi.svg South Sulawesi 404
Coat of arms of West Sulawesi.svg West Sulawesi 59
Coat of arms of North Maluku.svg North Maluku 30
Coat of arms of Maluku.svg Maluku 52
Logo Papua Barat Daya1.png Southwest Papua 34
Coat of arms of West Papua.svg West Papua 133
Lambang Papua Tengah.png Central Papua 51
Coat of arms of Papua 2.svg Papua 333
Lambang Papua Pegunungan.svg Highland Papua 102
Lambang Papua Selatan.png South Papua 30

Participating Provincial Sports Committee

All the 38 provinces and 1 authority of Indonesia will compete at this event, including the youngest provinces, Southwest Papua, Highland Papua, Central Papua, and South Papua, also Nusantara, will make their debut at the PON event.

Participating Provincial Sports Committees PON XXI 2024

Calendar

The following schedule is correct as of the latest update. The exact schedule can change up until the end of the games.

All times and dates use Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7)

OCOpening ceremonyEvent competitions1Gold medal eventsCCClosing ceremony

Medal table

List as per Wednesday, 21 September 2024 at 10:00 p.m. local time.

  *   Host nation (Aceh and North Sumatra)

2024 Pekan Olahraga Nasional medal tablesports. [6]
RankProvinceGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of West Java (vectorised).svg  West Java 195163182540
2Flag of Jakarta (vectorised).svg  Jakarta 184150145479
3Flag of East Java.svg  East Java 146136143425
4Flag of North Sumatra.svg  North Sumatra *7959116254
5Flag of Province of Central Java.svg  Central Java 7174115260
6Flag of Aceh, Indonesia.svg  Aceh *654879192
7Flag of Bali.svg  Bali 363860134
8Flag of East Kalimantan.svg  East Kalimantan 295569153
9Flag of Yogyakarta.svg  Special Region of Yogyakarta 293652117
10Flag of Lampung.svg  Lampung 22163068
11Flag of Banten, Indonesia.svg  Banten 21243378
12Flag of Riau.svg  Riau 21223780
13Flag of Papua 2.svg  Papua 19262368
14Flag of West Nusa Tenggara.svg  West Nusa Tenggara 16172154
15Flag of South Kalimantan.svg  South Kalimantan 15152656
16Flag of South Sulawesi.svg  South Sulawesi 10193261
17Flag of North Sulawesi.svg  North Sulawesi 10141842
18Flag of Central Sulawesi.svg  Central Sulawesi 872035
19Flag of East Nusa Tenggara.svg  East Nusa Tenggara 7131636
20Flag of Jambi.svg  Jambi 6182751
21Flag of South Sumatra (vectorised).svg  South Sumatra 6153051
22Flag of West Papua (vectorised).svg  West Papua 671629
23Flag of Highland Papua.svg  Highland Papua 6039
24Flag of West Sumatra.svg  West Sumatra 5143049
25Flag of Riau Islands.svg  Riau Islands 56819
26Flag of West Kalimantan.svg  West Kalimantan 471930
27Flag of Central Papua Province.svg  Central Papua 45716
28Flag of Gorontalo.svg  Gorontalo 34613
29Flag of Bangka-Belitung.svg  Bangka Belitung 32611
30Flag of North Kalimantan.svg  North Kalimantan 3159
31Flag of Maluku.svg  Maluku 23813
32Flag of Southwest Papua.svg  Southwest Papua 2046
33Flag of Central Kalimantan.svg  Central Kalimantan 19313
34Flag of Southeast Sulawesi.svg  Southeast Sulawesi 15814
35Flag of South Papua Province.svg  South Papua 0224
36Flag of West Sulawesi.svg  West Sulawesi 0202
37Flag of Bengkulu.svg  Bengkulu 0077
38Flag of North Maluku.svg  North Maluku 0022
39 Capital City of Nusantara [a] 0000
Totals (39 entries)1,0401,0321,4083,480
Notes
  1. No medals count. Capital City of Nusantara is just an honorary invitee. [7]

Concerns and controversies

Lead-up

The 2024 PON has been marred by numerous issues and is widely considered the worst in history. One of the most significant problems has been the substandard quality of food and transportation provided for the athletes. [8] In addition to the incomplete construction of competition venues, various PON venues in Aceh have gradually collapsed during competitions due to their inability to withstand heavy rainfall. These include the collapsed roof of the shooting range, the destroyed archery field, and the shattered windows of the basketball court. These incidents have drawn significant international and domestic media attention, raising questions about the quality of preparations and management of such a large-scale sporting event. [8]

Controversies

The 2024 PON men's soccer quarter-final match between Aceh and Central Sulawesi was marred by controversy triggered by the leadership of referee Eko Agus Sugih Harto from South Sumatra. His leadership was considered full of oddities, especially in several decisions that blatantly benefit Aceh, host of the event. The match became heated when the referee issued three red cards and gave two penalties to Aceh even though there were no clear violations. These decisions made the Central Sulawesi team feel unfairly treated until they finally decided not to continue the match when the score was still 1–1 in extra time. As a result of this incident, the Aceh team, which qualified for the semifinals, allegedly deliberately defeated themselves when facing East Java. This action was allegedly taken to avoid criticism from Indonesian netizens who were disappointed with Aceh's controversial victory over Central Sulawesi. [9]

References

  1. "InfoPublik - Aceh-Sumut Tuan Rumah PON 2024". infopublik.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. Santoso, Imam (2018-04-24). Abdullah, Syarif (ed.). "Aceh-Sumut telah siapkan lahan untuk PON 2024". ANTARA News Jambi. Antara . Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  3. Heriyanto, Agus (2 February 2024). "Stadion Harapan Bangsa untuk Pembukaan PON XXI/2024". RRI. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. "Daftar Cabang Olahraga PON XXI".
  5. "Delapan Cabor Eksebisi Dipertandingkan di PON 2024" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  6. "2024 PON medal list".
  7. "Kontingen Nusantara Berangkat Menuju PON Aceh-Sumut". ikn.go.id (in Indonesian). Capital City of Nusantara. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  8. 1 2 "PON Aceh-Sumut: 'Mungkin ini PON terparah' - Atlet flu akibat debu, jalan berlumpur, hingga makanan basi". BBC News Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2024-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  9. "PSSI launches investigation into alleged match-fixing at PON". TheJakartaPost. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
Preceded by
2021
Jayapura, Papua
Pekan Olahraga Nasional Succeeded by
2028
West Nusa Tenggara-East Nusa Tenggara