inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Indonesian Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) held their first coordination meeting. The meeting discussed Indonesia's preparation strategy for three international multi-sport events in 2025.
Indonesia will compete in the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain from October 22–31, 2025, and the Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia from November 7–21, 2025, before the SEA Games in Thailand.
The meeting, which lasted more than an hour, emphasized the importance of synergy among national sports stakeholders. The Ministry of Youth and Sports, the NOC, and the governing bodies of the sports branches were asked to develop a unified preparation blueprint.
Minister of Youth and Sports Erick Thohir emphasized the need for consolidation in the face of the challenges of the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand. As host, Thailand has cut 41 gold-winning sports.
The Indonesian team could lose gold medals in wushu, cycling, e-sports, wrestling, and gymnastics. However, additional gold medal opportunities are available through rowing, canoeing, archery, shooting, woodball, and rock climbing.
“We must have the same goal between one another. Today’s discussion with the Indonesian NOC provided a lot of input to unite our goals,” said Erick Thohir on Monday (9/22/2025).
Erick also highlighted the budget constraints that remain a major challenge for the contingent's preparations. Of the ideal requirement of IDR 45–65 billion, only IDR 10 billion is available for athlete departures.
"Previously, Indonesia sent around 900 athletes, but with the current budget of IDR 10 billion, only 120 athletes can be sent. This is certainly not ideal. I will continue to coordinate with the Minister of Finance to ensure flexibility so that our achievements do not decline drastically," Erick explained.
Chairman of the Indonesian NOC, Raja Sapta Oktohari, expressed his appreciation for the Minister of Youth and Sports' commitment to strengthening coordination in SEA Games preparations. He emphasized that the NOC is ready to support the Ministry of Youth and Sports' efforts, but emphasized the need for realistic budget certainty.
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