2024 Pekan Olahraga Nasional

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MottoBersatu Kita Juara! (Together we are Champion!)
Athletes12.919 athletes
Events65 events
Pekan Olahraga Nasional XXI
Host city Aceh
North Sumatra
MottoBersatu Kita Juara! (Together we are Champion!)
Athletes12.919 athletes
Events65 events
Opening9 September 2024
Closing20 September 2024
Opened byJoko Widodo
Closed byMuhadjir Effendy
Athlete's OathVeddriq Leonardo
Torch lighterNurul Akmal
Ceremony venueHarapan Bangsa Stadium (opening)
North Sumatra Stadium (closing)
Websiteponxxi.acehprov.go.id
ponxxi.sumutprov.go.id

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
 Aceh North Sumatra 24 votes
 Bali West Nusa Tenggara 8 votes
 South Kalimantan 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

Tagline of the 2024 PON: Bersatu Kita Juara! (United We're the Champion!)

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]

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

Participating Provincial Sports Committee

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

Medal table

Concerns and controversies

References

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