West Nusa Tenggara is a province of Indonesia. It comprises the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the exception of Bali which is its own province. The province's land area is 19,675.89 km2. The two largest islands by far in the province are the smaller but much more populated Lombok in the west and the much larger in area but much less densely populated Sumbawa island in the east. Mataram, on Lombok, is the capital and largest city of the province. It shares maritime borders with Bali to the west and East Nusa Tenggara to the east.
Sports in Indonesia are popular from both the participation and spectating aspect. Some popular sports in Indonesia are football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, badminton, and the native Indonesian martial art pencak silat. Badminton is arguably Indonesia's most successful sport. However, Indonesia has failed to win gold medals in badminton at the Olympic Games since the sport was first introduced to the Olympics in 1992, twice at the 2012 and 2024 Summer Olympics, although in latter Games, Indonesia clinched a gold medal for the first time in sport climbing and weightlifting, respectively. Indonesia became the first grand winner in Badminton Olympics back then 1992. Indonesia regularly participates in the Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, and Sudirman Cup badminton championships, then became the first nation in history to complete those three titles. Indonesia also regularly participates in regional multi-events sport, such as the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games, and Olympic Games. Indonesia is one of the major sport powerhouses in the Southeast Asian region, winning the Southeast Asian Games 10 times since 1977.
Xue Chen is a Chinese beach volleyball player, measuring 191 centimetres in height. Her hometown is Fuzhou, but she trains in Sanya, Hainan. She has also trained in California under coach Dane Selznick. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics with Wang Xinxin.
Zhang Xi is a Chinese female beach volleyball player, measuring 183 centimetres in height. She won the gold medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering with comparator Xue Chen.
April Elizabeth Ross is an American beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Jennifer Kessy, a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics with Kerri Walsh Jennings, and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics with Alix Klineman. Ross and Kessy were also the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Champions.
Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro is a beach volleyball player from Indonesia. He competed at the 2006 Asian Games, and won a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Games. At the 2008 Asian Beach Games he received a gold medal with partner Andy Ardiyansah.
Lindswell, also known as Lindswell Kwok is an Indonesian former tai chi athlete. She is one of the most renowned wushu taolu athletes of all time. In 2013, she was named Best Athlete by the Indonesian Olympic Committee, and received the Dharma Sports Medal, the highest sports award in Indonesia. For her achievements, Indonesian media dubbed her as the "queen of wushu".
Ricky Anggawijaya is an Indonesian swimmer from Bandung who specializes in backstroke. However, his first medal in SEA Games is a silver medal from the 5000 m open water swimming event. He also won another silver in the same discipline, this time in 10000 m distance. In 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional, Ricky won a gold medal in 1500 m freestyle for West Java.
Apriyani Rahayu is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles. She and Greysia Polii won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics champions in the women's doubles. She won gold at the 2019 SEA Games, and two bronze medals at the World Championships in 2018 and 2019. Rahayu also won bronze medals at the 2018 Asian Games in the women's team and doubles with her former partner Polii.
The Indonesia women's national volleyball team represents Indonesia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.
Cherif Younousse Samba is a Senegalese-born Olympic beach volleyball player competing for Qatar. In 2018, he alongside Ahmed Tijan clinched the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia.
Putu Dini Jasita Utami is an Indonesian beach volleyball player. Born in Gianyar, Bali, Utami now reside in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. As a beach volleyball player, Utami teamed-up with Dhita Juliana since 2011. Juliana and Utami won the gold medal for the West Nusa Tenggara province at the 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional held in Riau. In the international event, she and Juliana was the gold medalist at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games. She also won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Beach Games in Phuket, Thailand. In 2018, she claimed the bronze medal at the Asian Games.
Ade Candra Rachmawan is an Indonesian beach volleyball player from Yogyakarta. Rachmawan who won the silver medal at the 2011 SEA Games with partner Dian Putra Sentosa. In a team with Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro, they won the silver medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games. He and Darkuncoro also competed in the 2014 Asian Games. They finished in the fourth position after they lost to a Chinese pair in the bronze medal match. Rachmawan and Darkuncoro then claimed the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Beach Games in Phuket, Thailand.
Gilang Ramadhan is an Indonesian beach volleyball player from Bandar Lampung. Ramadhan was a gold medalist at the 2016 Pekan Olahraga Nasional held in Bandung, West Java, partnered with Ade Candra Rachmawan. He and Rachmawan also competed at the 2016 Asian Beach Games in Da Nang, Vietnam, finish in the fourth position after lost to Kazakhstani duo in the bronze medal match. In 2018, Ramadhan alongside Danangsyah Pribadi won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia.
Danangsyah Yudistira Pribadi is an Indonesian beach volleyball player from Dompu Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. In 2018, Pribadi alongside Gilang Ramadhan won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia.
Ahmed Tijan Janko is a Qatari beach volleyball player originally from The Gambia.
Yolanda Mangadil-Soemarno is a former tennis player.
Chelsea Corputty is an Indonesian rower. She won the bronze medal in the women's coxless four event at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia.
Nurul Iqamah is an Indonesian competition climber specializing in competition speed climbing. In 2019, she won three gold medals at the IFSC Climbing Asian Championships in Bogor, Indonesia. In 2023, she won her first ever medal at the IFSC Climbing World Cup, she won bronze medal in the Chamonix, France.
The 2024 West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of West Nusa Tenggara for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2018.
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