Inp.polri.go.id - Banda Aceh.  The organizing committee for the 2024 National Sports Week (PON) in Aceh and North Sumatra has announced that athletes from various provinces have started to arrive in Aceh to prepare for the event.

“Competitors from across Indonesia are coming to Aceh early to better prepare for the PON,” according to the PON XXI Aceh-Sumatra 2024 committee  in a statement on Tuesday (6/8/2024).

Ardiansyah, the coach of North Kalimantan's sailing team, said that the early arrival allows the team to adapt to local conditions. 

"We arrived ahead of time to understand the wind and currents here to adjust our strategy," he said, as reported by antaranews.com.

The North Kalimantan sailing team, consisting of 11 athletes, one coach, and two officials, has started setting up equipment for training. They aim to build on their pre-PON achievements, where they won one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals.

The PON 2024 will run from 8 to 20 September 2024 with 33 sports in Aceh and 34 in North Sumatra.

(mg/inp/pr/nm)