Several roads that will become running track in Jakarta International 10K competition will be closed down on Monday (5/31). The attempt carried out to provide convenient for around 35,000 athletes who participate the annual event as part of its celebration of the city’s 488th anniversary.

We must secure the participants

Run is to start and finish at the southwest of National Monument (Monas) with a route that follows Jl Budi Kemuliaan, Jl Abdul Muis, Jl Majapahit, Jl Gajahmada and return to Monas trough Jl Hayam Wuruk, Jl Medan Merdeka.

The Chairman of 10k’s run organizer, Asep Rahmat Hidayat acknowledged the 35,000 participants are come from various parties such as students, civil, Army/Police, including professional foreign and domestic runners. The committee will set up tightly security throughout crossings knot by involving related officers.

“Such crossings knot will be guide by joint officers that comprise of University students of UNJ, Pengprov PASI, City Transportation Sub-Department, Army/Police and Jakarta Sports and Youth Department (Disorda) as the organizer. We must secure the participants,” he said, Friday (5/29).

Therefore his side urged the riders to not pass in the running tracks and go find out alternate way. Riders merely have to follow the traffic signs or follow the instruction from the officers who standby along running tracks.

His side hoped the competition will run smoothly. Concerning so many international athletes from several countries that participated such as Kenya, Nigeria, Japan, Ethiopia and Italy.