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Oleh Putri, Senin, 16 Juli 2018 | 11:12 WIB - Redaktur: Penni Patmawati Rusman - 1K
Jakarta, InfoPublik - Coordinating Human Development and Culture Ministry held a ministerial level meeting prior to the organization of the XVIII Asian Games 2018 led by Coordinating Minister Puan Maharani, Thursday (7/12).
She said all sports have been undergoing centralized trainings and tryouts. The definite number of Indonesian contingent members based on Youth and Sports Minister’s decree are 1,080 people and 678 of them are the athletes.
"Up to now, according to government's data, 16 sports are projected to collect gold medals. We have agreed to use the name of ’Team Indonesia’, not individual sport’s names," Puan said. The meeting also discussed the exact location and accommodation support for Indonesian contingent.
Regarding the budget for national sports performance improvement, Puan explained that 70% of the budget has been disbursed and used by all sport organizations. The rest 30% of the budget is ready to be disbursed, but is still pending for the first stage of accountability report completion. The government has just received reports from 10 sport organizations.
She also expected the ticket pricing for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games to be affordable for public. The government is also considering lowering ticket prices, especially for opening and closing ceremonies, after some parties deemed the price too costive.
One of the measures that will be adopted by Inasgoc as the organizing committee of the 2018 Asian Games is providing big screens around Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) which are equipped with entertainment stages and snack stalls.
Inasgoc will seriously consider this idea and if it is feasible, it will soon be realized. "In principle, we want more people to attend the opening ceremony. However, this is people's party," she added.
Ticket for Asian Games XVIII 2018 have been sold since July through kiostix.com. In addition to online sales, other various methods will also be employed. The government will also provide admission tickets for students in Jakarta, West Java and South Sumatra so that more people could come to enliven matches. (Translator: Erik Limantara)
