Klojen (malangkota.go.id) – The 35th National Sports Day (Haornas) commemoration in Malang City was held at the Gajayana Stadium in Malang City, Saturday (6/10).
The Mayor of Malang Drs. H. Sutiaji and the Deputy Mayor of Malang Ir. H. Sofyan Edi Jarwoko were also present on this occasion and took the time to participate in mass gymnastics together.
The 2018 Haornas commemoration was also enlivened by a friendly football match between the Regional Apparatus Organization team within the Malang City Government against the Forkopimda team.
In the speech of the Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports, which was read by the Mayor of Malang, it was conveyed that achievements cannot appear suddenly.
In 2018, there were many achievements and important events in the world of Indonesian sports that became the focus of the public. The successful implementation of the Asian Games in Indonesia, in addition to the achievements in the event, became one of the most important achievements in the world of sports in the country.
"This year, Indonesia received a special gift for the success of organizing the Asian Games and also for its success in achievements," said Sutiaji, Saturday (6/9)
The achievement certainly did not appear suddenly because it had been prepared thoroughly and systematically and received full support from the community. Where the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) continues to strengthen recreational sports and educational sports as a foundation for building better achievements in the future.
The development of sports as stipulated in Presidential Instruction Number 1 of 2017 concerning the Healthy Living Community Movement was followed up by Ministerial Regulation Number 18 of 2017 concerning the Let's Exercise Movement, the aim of which is for sports to be carried out massively throughout society.
"The spirit of inviting all levels of society to do sports routinely and regularly continues to be implemented and sports must become a necessity of life," he said.
Carrying the theme 'Let's Exercise, Build Indonesia,' at the 35th Haornas Commemoration in his speech, the Minister of Youth and Sports also conveyed a message about the low level of community fitness, which is below 18 percent. "Therefore, the Let's Exercise Movement can answer this problem," said the Mayor of Malang reading the Minister of Youth and Sports' speech.
The Minister of Youth and Sports also hopes that in the future new seeds of the world of sports will be born who can later carve out achievements and bring Indonesia's good name to the international arena. "Alhamdulillah, this year there have been many young seeds who have carved out good achievements, hopefully in the future we can maintain these achievements well," he concluded. (cah/yon)
