2024 Pekan Olahraga Nasional
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| Host city | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Bersatu Kita Juara! (Together we are Champion!) |
| Athletes | 12.919 athletes |
| Events | 65 events |
| Opening | 9 September 2024 |
| Closing | 20 September 2024 |
| Opened by | Joko Widodo |
| Closed by | Muhadjir Effendy |
| Athlete's Oath | Veddriq Leonardo |
| Torch lighter | Nurul Akmal |
| Ceremony venue | Harapan Bangsa Stadium (opening)
North Sumatra Stadium (closing) |
| Website | ponxxi ponxxi |
The National Sports Week 2024 (Indonesian: Pekan Olahraga Nasional XXI, abbreviated as PON XXI), also called as PON Aceh-Sumut 2024, is the twenty first edition of the National Sports Week (PON) which is a major national multi-sport event which take place from 9 to 20 September 2024 with Aceh and North Sumatra as hosts.
This edition marks the first time PON has been held by two provinces at once, also marks the first time it has been held in Aceh, and the second time it has been held in North Sumatra (previously in 1953). This is the fourth time PON has been held in Sumatra (previously Medan 1953, Palembang 2004, Pekanbaru 2012) and the first time since 2012. The youngest provinces, Southwest Papua, Highland Papua, Central Papua and South Papua will make their debut at the PON XXI event. The tournament returns to its usual four-year cycle after the previous tournament was delayed for a year to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PON XXI also commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Aceh and North Sumatra tsunami disaster, which occurred on 26 December 2004.
The selection of the host took place at the Extraordinary National Sports Conference (Musornaslub) of National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) on 24 April 2018, at the Bidakara Hotel, South Jakarta. This selection was made through a voting mechanism which was attended by KONI representatives from 34 provinces throughout Indonesia.[1]
| Host provinces | Votes |
|---|---|
| 24 votes | |
| 8 votes | |
| 2 votes |
Development and preparations
Venues and infrastructure
The North Sumatra government has prepared 100 hectares to build the Sumut Sport Centre for 2024 PON in Kualanamu, Deli Serdang Regency. The North Sumatra Provincial Government has also prepared 300 hectares of land in Sena Village, Batang Kuis, Deli Serdang Regency. Meanwhile, the Aceh government is preparing 240 hectares.[2]
The Games

Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place on 8 September 2024. The ceremony will take place at Harapan Bangsa Stadium, Banda Aceh.[3]
Sports
The National Sports Week 2024 (PON XXI) will feature 46 sports.[4]
- Aerosport
Aeromodelling (9)
Gliding (9)
Hang gliding (6)
Parachuting (6)
Paragliding (8)
- Aquatics
Diving (10)
Open water swimming (6)
Swimming (40)
Synchronized swimming (3)
Water polo (2)
Archery (18)
Athletics (46)
Badminton (7)- Baseball/Softball
- Basketball
Basketball (2)
3x3 basketball (2)
- Bodybuilding, Powerlifting, Weightlifting
Bowling
Boxing
Chess (15)
Cricket (4)
Cue sports (20)
Cycling
Esports
Equestrian
Fencing- Football
Gymnastics
- Artistic gymnastics
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Aerobic gymnastics
Hockey
- Field hockey (2)
- Indoor hockey (2)
Handball (2)
Judo (17)- Kenpō (17)
- Human-powered boat racing
Canoeing (16)
Dragon boat (9)
Rowing (15)
Rugby sevens
Sport climbing
Muaythai (18)
Motorcycle (8)
Pencak silat (21)
Roller skating (16)
Sailing (25)
Shooting (34)
Sport climbing (18)
Sepak takraw (8)
Squash
Taekwondo (20)
Tennis (7)- Underwater diving (28)
- Pool
- Sea
Volleyball
- Indoor volleyball (2)
- Beach volleyball (2)
Wrestling
- Freestyle (17)
- Greco-Roman (9)
Wushu (23)
Exhibition sports
Eight sports will be competed as exhibitions at the XXI 2024 National Sports Week (PON) in Aceh and North Sumatra. The eight sports are ice skating, padel, teqball, floorball, pickleball, mixed martial arts, beach handball and horseback archery.[5]
Participant
All the 38 provinces and 1 authority of Indonesia will compete at this event. The details of the number of athletes for each contingent are:
| Sports Committee | Number of Athletes | |
| Aceh | 1070 | |
| North Sumatera | 1153 | |
| West Sumatera | 382 | |
| Riau | 335 | |
| Riau Islands | 106 | |
| Jambi | 217 | |
| Bengkulu | 68 | |
| South Sumatera | 257 | |
| Bangka Belitung | 114 | |
| Lampung | 364 | |
| Special Region of Jakarta | 1047 | |
| Banten | 376 | |
| West Java | 1210 | |
| Central Jawa | 743 | |
| Special Region of Yogyakarta | 443 | |
| East Jawa | 885 | |
| Bali | 545 | |
| West Nusa Tenggara | 251 | |
| East Nusa Tenggara | 188 | |
| West Kalimantan | 142 | |
| Kalimantan Tengah | 113 | |
| South Kalimantan | 278 | |
| East Kalimantan | 659 | |
| North Kalimantan | 94 | |
| Capital City of Nusantara | 12 | |
| North Sulawesi | 198 | |
| Gorontalo | 83 | |
| Central Sulawesi | 210 | |
| Southeast Sulawesi | 148 | |
| South Sulawesi | 404 | |
| West Sulawesi | 59 | |
| North Maluku | 30 | |
| Maluku | 52 | |
| Southwest Papua | 34 | |
| West Papua | 133 | |
| Central Papua | 51 | |
| Papua | 333 | |
| Highland Papua | 102 | |
| South Papua | 30 | |
Participating Provincial Sports Committee
All the 38 provinces and 1 authority of Indonesia will compete at this event, including the youngest provinces, Southwest Papua, Highland Papua, Central Papua, and South Papua, also Nusantara, will make their debut at the PON event.
Calendar
The following schedule is correct as of the latest update. The exact schedule can change up until the end of the games.
All times and dates use Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7)
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |