2016 Pekan Olahraga Nasional Explained

Pekan Olahraga Nasional XIX
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Host City:Bandung
Motto:Berjaya di Tanah Legenda (Glory in the Land of Legends)
Events:44 sports
Opening:17 September 2016
Closing:29 September 2016
Opened By:Joko Widodo
President of Indonesia
Ceremony Venue:Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium
Previous:Pekanbaru 2012
Torch Lighter:Lala Diah Pitaloka
Closed By:Jusuf Kalla
Vice President of Indonesia

2016 Pekan Olahraga Nasional is the nineteenth edition of Pekan Olahraga Nasional. It was held in Bandung, West Java in 2016. It was the first time for Indonesia's third largest city of Bandung to host the games in more than forty years. Bandung hosted the fifth edition of Pekan Olahraga Nasional in 1961.

Bids

West Java was given the rights to host the 2016 Pekan Olahraga Nasional by acclamation of the members of National Sports Committee of Indonesia. Banten was the only other applicant which submitted its bid for the games.[1] [2] North Sulawesi showed its interest in hosting, but later decided to cancel it.

Venues

Events will take place in 68 venues, each venues will be feature in 16 cities and regencies of West Java Province.

Bandung

Location Venues Sports
Sport Jabar Arcamanik Sand volleyball court Beach volleyball
Baseball Stadium Baseball
Gymnasium, Graha Laga Satria, Graha Laga Tangkas Gymnastics
Gymnasium Taekwondo, Indoor Hockey
Softball Stadium Softbol (Women's Event)
SporthallSepak takraw
Swimming pool Diving, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming
Saparua Sports Complex Saparua Sports Hall Judo, Wrestling
Saparua roller skating rinks Roller skating
Siliwangi Sports Complex Graha Siliwangi Billiard Arena Cue sports
Graha Siliwangi Squash Arena Squash
Graha Siliwangi Bowling Arena Bowling
Cricket
Siliwangi Tennis Courts dan Maluku Park Tennis
Venue Cabang Olahraga
Opening and closing ceremony
Karate, Kempo
C-Tra Arena Sports Hall Basketball
Savoy Homan Hotel Chess
Horison Hotel Contract bridge
Haris HotelDance Sport, Fencing
Padjadjaran Sports Hall Wushu, Tarung derajat

Sumedang Regency

Location Venues Sports
Graha Laga Satria Pencak Silat
Futsal courts Futsal
Sports Hall 3 Table Tennis
Venues Sports
Batudua Hills, Lingga Mount Hang gliding, Paragliding
Bandung Giri Gahana Golf Golf

Cimahi

Venues Sports
Cisangkan shooting rangeShooting
Munaip Saleh Velodrome Track Cycling

Indramayu Regency

Venues Sports
Tirtamaya Beach Open water swimming, Finswimming (Long distance)
Balongan Indah Beach Sailing

Pangandaran Regency

Venues Sports
Parachuting
Pangandaran horse racing track Horse racing

Cirebon

Venues Sports
Bima Sport Hall Badminton
Catherine Surya Swimming pool, Bima Madya Sports Complex Finswimming (Pool)

Tasikmalaya

The Games

Sports

The 2016 edition featured more sports than the previous edition.[3] 44 sports and 12 demonstration sports will be held in various venues scattered around West Java.[4]

Demonstration Sports

Medal table

A total of 2501 medals - 763 gold, 758 silver, and 980 bronze - were awarded to athletes.

Concerns and controversies

The Games were marred with controversies in the competition itself and other non-competition related aspects. At least 15 of the 44 sports contested faced problems involving unfair judging, intimidating supporters, or sudden change of rules.[5] Boycott from other provinces also occurred in judo[6] and synchronized swimming.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maintenance - Gresnews . 2010-12-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711125808/http://gresnews.com/ch/Sport/cl/PON%2B2016/id/1061508/Jabar%2BTuan%2BRumah%2BPON%2B2016 . 2011-07-11 .
  2. Web site: PON 2016 di Jawa Barat Bataviase.co.id . 2010-12-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100714223024/http://bataviase.co.id/node/187816 . 2010-07-14 .
  3. Web site: Cabang Olahraga PON. pon-peparnas2016jabar.go.id. 20 April 2016. https://archive.today/20160507025652/http://www.pon-peparnas2016jabar.go.id/pertandingan/cabang_olahraga. 7 May 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: PON XIX/2016 dan PEPARNAS XV/2016 JAWA BARAT. pon-peparnas2016jabar.go.id. 20 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406003942/http://pon-peparnas2016jabar.go.id/profil/pon/pon-xix-jabar. 6 April 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  5. News: Halim. Kautsar. 15 Cabor yang Menimbulkan Kericuhan di PON 2016 Jabar (Bagian 1). 6 October 2016. 3 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005124736/http://olahraga.metrotvnews.com/sportslainnya/9K5G1x0b-15-cabor-yang-menimbulkan-kericuhan-di-pon-2016-jabar-bagian-1. 5 October 2016. dead.
  6. News: Aksi Boikot Terjadi di Judo PON 2016. 6 October 2016. viva.co.id. 19 September 2016.
  7. News: Mursid. Fauziah. Renang Indah DKI Walk Out di PON 2016. 6 October 2016. Republika. 21 September 2016.