Jakarta Athletes Advised to Uphold Sportsmanship
Reported by Rudi Hermawan | Translated by
Jakarta Acting Governor, Sumarsono advised the all athletes to uphold sportsmanship. Because win or lose is normal in the competition.
Sport is trained to recognize sportsmanship, meaning ready to win or lose, surely with the hope of winning
It was conveyed when he attended a welcome dinner of 2016 Student Sport Week (Popwil) II at City Hall, Jl Medan Merdeka Selatan, Gambir, Central Jakarta, Sunday (11/13) night.
"Sport is trained to recognize sportsmanship, meaning ready to win or lose, surely with the hope of winning," said Sumarsono, Sunday (11/13).
Jakarta BUMD Ready to Accommodate Outstanding AthletesMeanwhile, Head of Jakarta Sport and Youth Dept, Firmansyah expressed that the 2016 Popwil II presents 35 competitions with 8 branches, strating from basket ball, volley ball, soccer, sepak takraw, table tennis, tennis, badminton and martial art.
The competition itself is participated by six provinces such as West Java, Bengkulu, Lampung, West Kalimantan, West Sumatera and Jakarta. "In 2014, Jakarta became the overall champion and our target this year is to pass the athlete as much as possible," he finished.
