The National Sports Committee of Indonesia (Indonesian: Komite Olahraga Nasional Indonesia, abbreviated KONI) is the sports governing body of Indonesia. It was founded in 1946 to unite the various satellite sports associations that was created within the regions of Indonesia. KONI is responsible on sport development as well as organising sporting events within Indonesian national boundary on national level. It organizes the Pekan Olahraga Nasional (PON), multi-sport event held every four years where Indonesian athletes compete. It is the largest sporting event in Indonesia.[citation needed]
Country/Region | |
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Code | INA |
Created | 1946 |
Recognized | 1952 |
Continental Association | OCA |
Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia |
President | Marciano Norman |
Secretary General | Francis Wanandi |
Website | koni.or.id |
In 2005, KOI (Komite Olimpiade Indonesia or Indonesian Olympic Committee) was formed as a separate entity from KONI. KOI is responsible as Indonesian National Olympic Committee, to organise Indonesian participation in international sporting events, such as Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games, etc. The KONI-KOI separation was based according to Act No. 3 of 2005 on National Sport System, and further enforced with Government Regulation No. 17 of 2007 about the organizing of sporting events.[1]
List of general chairmen of the Indonesian national sports committee
editNo | Name | Start job title | End job title |
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1 | Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX | 1967 | 1986 |
2 | Surono Reksodimedjo | 1986 | 1994 |
3 | Wismoyo Arismunandar | 1995 | 2003 |
4 | Agum Gumelar | 2003 | 2007 |
5 | Rita Subowo | 2007 | 2011 |
6 | Tono Suratman | 2011 | 2019 |
7 | Marciano Norman | 2019 | incumbent |
References
edit- ^ "Sejarah KOI". Komite Olimpiade Indonesia. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.