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After Asian Games Success, Indonesia Announces Bid for 2032 Olympics

After Asian Games Success, Indonesia Announces Bid for 2032 Olympics

Indonesia is planning to bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the country's president Joko Widodo has announced. 

It comes after a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Saturday.

The country is currently hosting the Asian Games - the world's second-largest multi sport event after the summer Olympics.

India, Australia and China have also expressed an interest in bidding.

"After the excellent experience of the Asian Games we now believe we can host the very biggest sporting event," Widodo said.

About 12,000 athletes from 45 nations are currently competing in Indonesia across 60 different sporting disciplines.

The Asian Games were only awarded to Indonesia four years ago after Vietnam pulled out for financial reasons, and the standard of organisation has been widely praised.

As host, Indonesia provided a spectacular opening ceremony and also exceeded its own expectations in winning 30 golds, placing fourth on the medal table.

Indonesia, projected to be among the world's 10 biggest economies by 2030, used the games to shift perceptions that it's in the "too hard" basket, paving the way for a tilt at even bigger sports hosting baubles.

IOC president Bach welcomed the Indonesian candidacy, adding that the Asian Games provided a "strong foundation" for the country's 2032 bid.

"Because with this Asian Games, with this great success, Indonesia has shown that they have all the ingredients to hold the Olympics successfully," said Bach.

"Here in Indonesia there is a great combination of friendliness and efficiency and this is what the Games are about."

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, will host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, with French capital Paris and American city Los Angeles hosting the 2024 and 2028 Games respectively.

The Indian Olympic Association has already confirmed its interest in bidding for 2032, as has Chinese city Shanghai, despite China's capital Beijing hosting the summer Games in 2008 as well as the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Neither India nor Indonesia have ever hosted an Olympic Games before.

Australia, who last hosted the Games in Sydney in 2000, is reportedly planning a Brisbane bid

Akhyari Hananto

I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to More understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia. I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine. I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan" I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy Less
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