Host city | Aceh North Sumatra |
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Motto | Bersatu Kita Juara! (Together we are Champion!) |
Athletes | 12.919 athletes |
Events | 65 events |
Opening | 9 September 2024 |
Closing | 20 September 2024 |
Opened by | Joko Widodo |
Closed by | Muhadjir Effendy |
Athlete's Oath | Veddriq Leonardo |
Torch lighter | Nurul Akmal |
Ceremony venue | Harapan Bangsa Stadium (opening)
North Sumatra Stadium (closing) |
Website | ponxxi ponxxi |
The National Sports Week 2024 (Indonesian: Pekan Olahraga Nasional XXI, abbreviated as PON XXI), also called as PON Aceh-Sumut 2024, is the twenty first edition of the National Sports Week (PON) which is a major national multi-sport event which take place from 9 to 20 September 2024 with Aceh and North Sumatra as hosts.
This edition marks the first time PON has been held by two provinces at once, also marks the first time it has been held in Aceh, and the second time it has been held in North Sumatra (previously in 1953). This is the fourth time PON has been held in Sumatra (previously Medan 1953, Palembang 2004, Pekanbaru 2012) and the first time since 2012. The youngest provinces, Southwest Papua, Highland Papua, Central Papua and South Papua will make their debut at the PON XXI event.
PON XXI also commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Aceh and North Sumatra tsunami disaster, which occurred on 26 December 2004.