2024 Pekan Olahraga Nasional
 | |
| Host city |  Aceh North Sumatra |
|---|---|
| Motto | Bersatu Kita Juara! (Together we are champion!) |
| Events | 46 events |
| Opening | 8 September 2024 |
| Closing | 20 September 2024 |
| Ceremony venue | Harapan Bangsa Stadium (opening)
Teladan 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 8 to 20 September 2024 with Aceh and North Sumatra as host.
This edition marks the first time PON has been held by two provinces at once, also marks the second time it has been held in North Sumatra (previously in 1953), and the first time it has been held in Aceh. 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.
PON XXI also commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Aceh and North Sumatra tsunami disaster, which occurred on December 26, 2004.
Bids
[edit]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
[edit]Venues and infrastructure
[edit]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
[edit]Opening Ceremony
[edit]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
[edit]The National Sports Week 2024 (PON XXI) will feature 46 sports.[4]
Exhibition sports
[edit]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]
Participating Provincial Sports Committee
[edit]All the 38 provinces of Indonesia will compete at this event, including the youngest provinces, Southwest Papua, Highland Papua, Central Papua and South Papua will make their debut at the PON event.
Calendar
[edit]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
[edit]* Host nation (Aceh and North Sumatra)
| Rank | Province | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aceh* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Bangka Belitung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Banten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Bengkulu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Central Java | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Central Kalimantan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Central Papua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Central Sulawesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 East Java | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 East Kalimantan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 East Nusa Tenggara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Gorontalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Highland Papua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Jakarta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Jambi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Lampung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Maluku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 North Kalimantan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 North Maluku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 North Sulawesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| North Sumatra* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Papua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Riau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Riau Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Kalimantan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 South Papua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 South Sulawesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 South Sumatra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Southeast Sulawesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Southwest Papua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Special Region of Yogyakarta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 West Java | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 West Kalimantan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Nusa Tenggara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 West Papua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 West Sulawesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 West Sumatra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (38 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "InfoPublik - Aceh-Sumut Tuan Rumah PON 2024". infopublik.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ Agency, ANTARA News. "Aceh-Sumut telah siapkan lahan untuk PON 2024". ANTARA News Jambi. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ Heriyanto, Agus (2 February 2024). "Stadion Harapan Bangsa untuk Pembukaan PON XXI/2024". RRI. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Daftar Cabang Olahraga PON XXI".
- ^ "Delapan Cabor Eksebisi Dipertandingkan di PON 2024" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
| Preceded by 2021 Jayapura, Papua |
Pekan Olahraga Nasional | Succeeded by 2028 West Nusa Tenggara-East Nusa Tenggara |
External links
[edit]- Official website of North Sumatra Event Committee (in Indonesian)
- Official website of Aceh Event Committee (in Indonesian)