"Athletics will be competed at the Manahan Stadium from August 1 to 5 and will be attended by 286 (athletics) athletes from 11 countries participating in the APG 2022," APG 2022 Athletics Competition Manager, Aba Sandy Prayoga, stated here, Thursday.
The 11th ASEAN Para Games is scheduled to be held from July 30 to August 6, 2022.
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According to Prayoga, after the opening ceremony, it takes a day to arrange various equipment needed for athletics.
Hence, the Indonesia ASEAN Para Games Organizing Committee (INASPOC) has prepared the Sriwedari Stadium as a training arena for athletics, and on Wednesday (July 27), it was opened as an official training venue for athletes from all contingents.
Prayoga stated that 14 sports branches will be competed in Greater Solo and Semarang.
According to Chairman of the Indonesian National Paralympic Committee (NPC), Senny Marbun, the entire arena is ready. However, the match location for table tennis has been moved from De Tjolomadoe to Solo Techno Park.
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Moreover, the cerebral palsy (CP) football matches will be held at the Sebelas Maret University (UNS) Stadium on Kentingan Campus. Badminton matches will be held in the Edutorium of the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta (UMS), para-chess at the Hotel Lorin Dwangsa, weightlifting at Hotel Solo Paragon, and boccia at the UNS GOR (Sports Building) Manahan area.
In addition, blind judo will be held at the Convention Hall of Solo's Tirtonadi Terminal, goalball at GOR of UNS Kentingan Campus, wheelchair tennis at the Gelora Manahan tennis court, archery at Kotabarat Court, wheelchair basketball at Sritex Arena, and sitting volleyball at GOR of the Universitas Tunas Pembangunan (UTP).
In APG 2022, only the arena for swimming is located outside the Greater Solo area, at the Jatidiri Swimming Pool in Semarang.
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Translator: Bambang M, Kenzu T
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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