Jakarta Vice Governor, Djarot Saiful Hidayat wants karate to be a top achiever in 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. 

As the host, it would be embarrassing if we're only on 20th position. Our target is top ten

Djarot told, all this time karate has never won in Asian Games. Hence, as the host, karate is hoped could give best achievement in the championship. 

" As the host, it would be embarrassing if we're only on 20th position. Our target is top ten ," he told, after he welcomed the representatives of Indonesia Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF) at City Hall, Tuesday (9/29). 

According to him, that should be prioritized is the sports which make more medals, such as karate, badminton and athletics. 

Besides, he added, his side appealed athletes who will compete to prepare themselves starting from now. 

"We're preparing them now thus they would be ready to face the games," he closed.