I Want Our Athletes Triumphed in the 2018 Asian Games, Ahok Says

The implementation of 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, a proving ground for Jakarta athletes. As a form of seriousness, Jakarta Provincial Government will send a number of athletes to China for skill improvement over 3 years. With maximal exercise and adequate facilities, athletes are expected able to prevail in such biggest Asian competition.

We hope they (athletes) won as many gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games

 "We hope they (athletes) won as many gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games," said Jakarta Vice Governor, Basuki ‘Ahok’ T Purnama, at City Hall, Tuesday (10/7).

Ahok disclosed that all the athletes’ needs and facilities has been prepared well. Among them is by sending athletes who could potentially win the gold medal to China to improve skill in facing the  Asian Games.

KPK & BPK will Be Involved in the Committee of 2018 Asian Games

“Importantly, we will send the best athletes to China. Considering the Chinese Olympic Committee has been offering training for our athletes," he uttered.

Former regent of East Belitung predicts those athletes are from the sport of wushu, weightlifting, and gymnastic. "I don’t know exactly. They (the Chinese Olympic Committee) who know better. Perhaps, they would train our wushu athletes, as well as weightlifting and gymnastic," he said.

According to him, coaching athletes from the areas who fought for the sake of the name of Indonesia in national and international competition, is not only the responsibility of the Jakarta government but also the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Therefore, he hopes the Ministry of Youth and Sports has an important role in the skill improvement of national athletes better.

“Our role as government is to provide a grant. But our money was more widely used for KONI and so on. This is the policy matter. So, we will see whether the new Ministry of Youth and Sports is willing to help us. This is supposedly their responsibility, instead of me," he added.