Disorda Papua : Jejak Keberhasilan Gubernur Lukas Enembe Menyelenggarakan PON dan Peparnas Patut Diapresiasi

JAYAPURA - Dinas Olahraga dan Pemuda Provinsi Papua meminta semua pihak untuk mengapresiasi keberhasilan Gubernur Lukas Enembe yang dalam kepemimpinannya berhasil menyelenggarakan dua event nasional, Pesta olahraga Pekan Olahraga Nasional (PON) XX dan Pekan Paralimpik Nasional (PEPARNAS) XVI 2021 lalu.

Momentum ini pun pada akhirnya menjadikan Papua, kini telah dicanangkan sebagai provinsi olahraga. 

“Dapat kita lihat kini di Papua sudah ada venue bertaraf internasional. Sehingga komitmen dan kebijakan Gubernur Papua Lukas Enembe patut mendapat apresiasi tinggi, sebab mampu menepis anggapan pesimis dari banyak pihak bahwa Papua tak mampu menggelar PON dan PEPARNAS,” terang Plt. Kepala Dinas Olahraga dan Pemuda Provinsi Papua, Terry Wanena, di Jayapura, Sabtu, menjawab pertanyaan pers seputar rekam jejak pembangunan orang nomor satu di Papua itu.

Ia katakan, mestinya semua pihak di Papua bahkan pemerintah pusat pun harus “angkat topi” dengan kebijakan berani Gubernur Enembe yang banyak memfokuskan anggaran untuk melaksanakan dua event nasional itu, lebih khusus pada pembangunan sejumlah venue. 

Kini saathya, venue-venue peninggalan PON dan PEPARNAS itu akan dimanfaatkan untuk menjaring bibit ungul olahraga, setta pembinaan para altet Papua agar semakin berprestasi di tingkat nasional maupun di dunia. 

“Kita akan memprioritaskan untuk cabang olahraga sepakbola, atletik, dayung dan lainnya yang menjadi ikon atau cabor unggulan Papua. Kita akan terus cari atlet terbaik dari Papua untuk berprestasi di tingkat nasional maupun tingkat dunia,” ungkapnya. 

Ia menyebutkan, sejumlah venue PON yang dibangun menggunakan APBD Papua telah dihibahkan ke pihak tertentu, seperti Pemerintah Kota Jayapura, Pemerintah Kabupaten Mimika, Polda Papua, UNCEN, STT GIDI dan lainnya. 

“Venue-venue luar biasa ini diserahkan agar semua pihak terkait bisa terlibat untuk mencapai prestasi baik dari kalangan masyarakat dan altet Papua yang muaranya mendukung prestasi olahraga Papua,” tandasnya.

Diketahui ada 11 venue yang diserahkan, yakni volley indoor dan volley pasir kepada Kepolisian Daerah Papua, Softball dan Baseball, Lapangan Rugby dan Menembak Outdoor kepada Pangkalan TNI Angkatan Udara Silas Papare serta GOR Futsal SP2 kepada Pemerintah Kabupaten Mimika.

Kemudian lapangan Tennis Walikota Kepada Pemerintah Kota Jayapura, Lapangan Softball dan Basebal serta Trikora Uncen kepada Universitas Cendrawasih dan GOR STT GIDI kepada Sekolah Tinggi Theologia Gereja Injil di Indonesia (GIDI). ***

JAYAPURA – The Youth and Sports Department of Papua Province asks all parties to appreciate the success of Governor Lukas Enembe, who in his leadership succeeded in organizing two national events, the XX National Sports Week (PON) and the XVI National Paralympic Week (PEPARNAS) 2021.

This momentum has finally made Papua, now it has been declared as a sports province.

"We can see that now in Papua there is an international standard venue. So that the commitment and policies of Papua Governor Lukas Enembe deserve high appreciation, because he was able to dismiss the pessimistic assumption from many parties that Papua is unable to hold PON and PEPARNAS," explained Acting of Head of the Papua Youth and Sports Department, Terry Wanena, in Jayapura, Saturday, answering press questions about the track record of the development of the number one person in Papua.

He said that all parties in Papua and even the central government should "lift their hats" with the bold policy of Governor Enembe, which focused a lot of budget on carrying out the two national events, more specifically on the construction of a number of venues.

Now at the moment, the venues left by PON and PEPARNAS will be used to attract sports seeds, as well as coaching Papuan athletes to be more accomplished at the national and world levels.

"We will prioritize football, athletics, rowing and others that are icons or leading sports of Papua. We will continue to look for the best athletes from Papua to excel at the national and world levels," he said.

He said that a number of PON venues built using the regional budget have been given to certain parties, such as the Jayapura City Government, Mimika Regency Government, Papua Regional Police, UNCEN, STT GIDI and others.

"These extraordinary venues are handed over so that all relevant parties can be involved to achieve achievements both from the community and Papuan athletes whose estuary supports Papuan sports achievements," he said.

It is known that there were 11 venues handed over, namely indoor volleyball and sand volleyball to the Papua Regional Police, Softball and Baseball, Rugby and Outdoor Shooting Fields to the Silas Papare Air Force Base and GOR Futsal SP2 to the Mimika Regency Government.

Then the Walikota Tennis Court to the Jayapura City Government, Softball and Baseball Courts and Trikora Uncen to Cendrawasih University and GOR STT GIDI to the Theology College of the Gospel Church in Indonesia (GIDI). ***