APG athletes, officials to start arriving from July 26

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APG athletes, officials to start arriving from July 26

Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka (second from right); president of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF), Osoth Bhavilai (second from left); secretary general of APSF, Wandee Tosuwan (far left); and chairperson of the Indonesian National Paralympic Committee, Senny Marbun (far right) attend an MoU signing in Surakarta city, Central Java province, on Friday (July 1, 2022). (ANTARA/Bambang Dwi Marwoto/uyu)

Surakarta, C Java (ANTARA) - Surakarta Mayor and head of the Indonesia ASEAN Para Games Organizing Committee (INASPOC), Gibran Rakabuming Raka, has informed that 1,800 athletes and officials will arrive in the city from July 26, 2022.

"The preparations are complete," he said after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the implementation of the 2022 ASEAN Para Games (APG) here on Friday.

The MoU was inked by INASPOC and ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF), and included a number of standards for organizing the sporting event, competition rules, as well as lodging and venue requirements.

The mayor said that the revitalization of the sporting venues has been completed, and all lodgings have been readied. The participants of one sport will stay at the same hotel to facilitate the implementation and monitoring of health protocols.

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The details for the opening and closing ceremony of the 2022 APG—which will be held at the Manahan Stadium, Surakarta city, Central Java, on July 30 and August 6, respectively—have also been prepared, he added.

"All participants, both athletes and officials, (who arrive) at the airport will be picked up immediately and taken to (their respective) hotels. We will ensure that the athletes and officials are served well," Raka said.