There is no problem in opening ceremony preparation, 95 percent secured and ready to be held tomorrowJayapura (ANTARA) - The preparations for the opening ceremony of the National Sports Week (PON) XX in Papua have reached 95-percent completion on Friday (October 1, 2021), Papua PON XX daily chairman Yunus Wonda has confirmed.
“The preparation for the opening ceremony has achieved 95 percent. Why I said so, because the remaining 5 percent will be on the day of the ceremony. So, we can say it has already reached 100 percent,” Wonda told ANTARA after the welcoming and releasing of the Papua PON fire parade in the mayor office front yard here on Friday.
He appealed to all parties to continue to maintain the security situation during the Papua PON opening ceremony on Saturday.
“There is no problem in opening ceremony preparation, 95 percent secured and ready to be held tomorrow,” he affirmed.
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The opening ceremony will tell the story of Papua in the past, present, and future, he revealed.
“So, it will tell the lives of the Papuan people in the past with its traditional culture, then their lives in the present times, and the young generation in the future,” he said.
“We took it as the theme aimed at reviving the Papuan children for the future,” he added.
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Papua PON XX can serve as an opportunity for Papuan children to revive the sports sector, Wonda said, adding that all training venues for them have now been built by the provincial, regional, and central government.
“They probably had to search for the training field outside Papua after all this time due to the lack of sports facilities here. Today, all of the sports facilities are really ready in Papua, even, they are of international standards,” he noted.
The PON Committee has enforced restrictions on the spectator count for the games, Wonda said, adding that those who have got a slot to watch the opening ceremony of Papua PON XX will need to show their vaccination certificates.
“The main requirement to enter the venue is the vaccination certificate,” he stressed.
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