Masyarakat Diminta Saksikan Peresmian Venue PON dari Rumah

Pemerintah Provinsi Papua memutuskan untuk menggelar peresmian venue PON XX 2021 serta agenda terkait lainnya secara virtual.

Artinya masyarakat diminta menyaksikan dari rumah, demi mencegah penularan Covid-19 yang saat ini terus meningkat tajam di Kota Jayapura.

“Kami mewakili pemerintah provinsi dan sebagai panitia pelaksana mohon maaf kepada seluruh masyarakat Indonesia dan Papua. Kita ingin tunjukan kesiapan Papua sebagai tuan rumah PON dengan acara ini yang nantinya disemarakan serta melibatkan banyak pihak”. 

“Namun kita harus mengambil keputusan dilakukan secara virtual guna melaksanakan anjuran protokol kesehatan pemerintah mengenai perlunya menghindari kegiatan yang mengumpulkan banyak orang,” ucap Ketua Harian PB PON Papua, Yunus Wonda, di Jayapura, Jumat.

Ia lanjutkan, Kapolda Papua sebagai anak asli bumi cenderawasih sebenarnya punya hati dan keinginan mendukung kegiatan Pemprov dan PB PON.

Hanya saja ia sebagai aparat penegak hukum wajib melaksanakan disiplin protokol kesehatan untuk mencegah Covid.

“Intinya sudah ada lampu hijau dari Kapolda. Sehingga nanti akan ada surat ijin dari Polda Papua yang kita tunggu”.

“Tapi pada prinsipnya kami dengan Kapolda sudah sepakat kegiatan ini digelar secara virtual, tidak boleh ada penonton di dalam stadion. Sehingga kami mohon maaf kepada masyarakat Papua,” tandasnya.

Sementara Sembilan  venue yang akan diresmikan secara virtual diantaranya, lapangan menembak Indoor dan Outdoor, dan Lapangan Baseball di Auri Lanud Silas Papare, GOR Voli dan Lapapangan Voli Pasir di Koya Koso.

Kemudian Lapangan Tenis di Kompleks Kantor Walikota Jayapura dan GOR Futsal di timika, stadion Papua Bangkit berubah nama menjadi stadion Lukas Enembe, GOR Gidi dan Lapangan Baseball/Softball Universitas Cenderawasih.

The Papua Provincial Government decided to hold the inauguration of National Sports Week XX 2021 venue as well as other related agendas virtually.

This means that people are being asked to watch from home, in order to prevent Covid-19 transmission which is currently increasing sharply in Jayapura City.

"We represent the provincial government and as an executive committee apologize to all Indonesians and Papuans. We want to show the readiness as the host of National Sports Week with this event which will be attended and involve many parties". 

"But we have to make a decision to implement the government's health protocol recommendations regarding the need to avoid activities that gather many people," said the Chairman of National Sports Week Committee Papua, Yunus Wonda, in Jayapura on Friday.

He continued, the Papuan Police Chief as the original Papuan actually had a desire to support the activities of the Provincial Government and National Sports Week Committee.

It's just that he as a law enforcement officer is obliged to carry out the discipline of health protocols to prevent Covid-19.

"There is already agreement from the Police Chief. So there will be a license from the Papua Police that we are waiting for".

"But in principle, the Police Chief has agreed this activity is held virtually, there should be no spectators inside the stadium. So we apologize to the Papuans," he said. 

While the nine venues to be virtually inaugurated include Indoor and Outdoor shooting ranges, and Baseball Field in Auri Silas Papare Air Force Base, Volleyball and Sand Volleyball Field in Koya Koso.

Then the Tennis Court in Jayapura Mayor's Office Complex and Futsal Arena Sport Center in Timika, Papua Bangkit stadium changed to Lukas Enembe stadium, Gidi Arena Sport Center and Cenderawasih University Baseball/Softball Field.