As many as 9,700 participants enlivened the People's Sports Festival (FOR) 2024, Sunday (10/27). The event was officially opened by City Secretary, Djoko Agus Setyono at the Sumantri Brodjonegoro Kuningan Sports Building, Karet, Setiabudi, South Jakarta.

Hope it can become a forum for social interaction to instill a healthy lifestyle

According to him, it was real evidence of the Jakarta Government's concern for health. Hopefully, it would encourage people to exercise regularly to stay fit and healthy.

"By exercising regularly every day or on Saturday and Sunday mornings, residents will definitely become healthy," he expressed.

He explained sports are the right of all people without exception. Then, according to the world agreement, community sports can be conducted by all ages with the principle of 5M (cheap, easy, mass, useful, and interesting).

He admitted Jakarta people's awareness of exercising has recently increased. No wonder, this year's event was attended by almost 10,000 participants.

"Hopefully, residents will continue to actively participate in sports and channel positive energy to achieve and stay healthy," he hoped.

Jakarta Youth and Sports Agency (Dispora) Head, Andri Yansyah explained the FOR Jakarta 2024 series began with a fun walk attended by 5,000 participants.

Fun walk with a route around the Ismanto Brodjonegoro Sports Building area invites participants to walk about 1.5 kilometers. Then, it was filled with a creative gymnastics competition of kicir-kicir which was enlivened by 2,610 participants.

Then there was kung fu, martial arts, and kempo sports exhibition with a total of 560 participants. There were also 30 disabled people who would do an amputee soccer sports exhibition.

"Hope it can become a forum for social interaction to instill a healthy lifestyle mindset by maintaining fitness through sharing people's sports media," he stated.