Papua as a sporting province
The idea of making Papua a sporting province came to the fore in line with the achievements of the Papua Province in the recent XX PON and XVI PEPARNAS. An achievement that was achieved from long preparation and determination to show that Papua is capable of achieving high achievements in the biggest sporting event in Indonesia. The statement was delivered by Plt. The Head of the Papuan Youth and Sports Service, Alexander Kapisa, represented the Regional Secretary (Sekda) for Papua at the "Launching and Strategic Discussion of Papuan Collaboration Towards a Sports Province" which was held on Friday (20/5/2022) at the Sultan Hotel, Jakarta. He said the impetus for Papua to become a Sports Province was due to the availability of sports facilities and infrastructure in Papua. "The urge to become a sports province is also strengthened by the increasingly available sports facilities and infrastructure after the recent PON and Peparnas implementations. Currently there are 2