2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional or 2012 National Sports Week was a multi-sport event in Indonesia which was held in Riau from 9–20 September 2012. The previous edition was held in East Kalimantan. Thousands of athletes, officials, and journalists all across of Indonesian provinces participated to the game.
Host selection Riau won the selection of 2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional host. Host cityHost provinceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5 Pekanbaru Riau 34 40 56 67 78 Bandung West Java 37 45 49 59 60 Semarang Central Java 28 34 35 14 - Mataram eliminated West Nusa Tenggara 21 16 17 - - Pontianakeliminated West Kalimantan 19 14 - - -
Countdown 365 days before PON will be started, there is an inauguration of 2012 PON countdown timer. The celebration brought in some famous Indonesian singers, like Iwan Fals, Geisha, Lyla, etc. The timer is located in the heart of Pekanbaru city, at Jalan Cut Nyak Dien between two iconic buildings, Menara Lancang Kuning and Soeman HS Library. This timer is the very first countdown timer for Pekan Olahraga Nasional events.
Mascot Bujang Serindit was the name of the mascot. Representation of Burung Serindit (Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot) native birds from Southeast Asia. Bujang Serindit wearing traditional Riau costume.
Venues Venues for PON 2012 build in 11 city in the Riau.
Pekanbaru
Venues SportsRiau Main StadiumFootballRiau University students centerJudoRiau University Wall Climbing ArenaWall climbingRumbai StadiumFootball (Qualification)Rumbai Athletic StadiumAthleticsRumbai Aquatic StadiumAquaticRumbai Basketball StadiumBasketballRumbai Gymnastic StadiumGymnasticRumbai Self-defense Indoor StadiumWushuRumbai Shooting HallShootingChevron Softball StadiumSoftballRiau Baseball StadiumBaseballChevron Squash ArenaSquashBandar Sri Kayangan LakeWater skiingKainjuhan swimming poolWater poloLancang Kuning University students centerFencingNational Islamic University students center TaekwondoRiau Islamic University students centerWrestlingRiau Islamic University Indoor StadiumVolleyballRiau Islamic University Archery StadiumArcherySepak Takraw HallSepak takrawYouth Sports ArenaBadmintonPTPN V Tennis CourtTennisTribuana Sports ArenaKarateRatu Mayang Garden HotelWeightliftingNew Hollywood HotelBodybuildingPangeran HotelChessFuraya HotelBridgeBowling and Billiard CenterBowlingPurna MTQBilliardIdrus Tintin Art PavilionDancing
Kampar
Venues SportsTuanku Tambusai StadiumFootball (Qualification)Kampar Sports HallPencak silatKampar Motor Racing ArenaRacingLabersa Country Club Golf
Dumai
Venues SportsDumai Chevron Sports HallTable tennis (Qualification)Sasana Tirta Swimming PoolFinswimming (mono)RORO PierFinswimming (bi)
Pelalawan
Venues SportsPelalawan Boxing stadium areaBoxing
Bengkalis
Venues SportsPerkasa Alam Sport HallTarung DerajatSelat Baru BeachSailingBandar Sri MaharajaBeach volleyball
Siak
Venues SportsSiak Sri Inderapura stadium arenaKempoDayun Race ArenaCycling
Kuantan Singingi
Venues SportsKebun Kopi Sport CenterKeno, Kayaking, Dragon boatKuangsing Grand StadiumFootball (Qualification)
Rokan Hulu
Venues SportsTuanku Tambusai AirportParagliding
Rokan Hilir
Indragiri Hulu Venus SportsNarasinga Grand StadiumFutsal (Qualification)
Indragiri Hilir
Venues SportsTembilanhan Grand StadiumFutsal
Opening ceremony The opening ceremony was scheduled 9 September 2012 but moved to 11 September due to President's schedule. Fireworks attraction started the ceremony, followed by some traditional dances. Judika (Indonesian Idol finalist) sang the theme song of the 2012 PON, Selamat Datang Sang Juara (Welcome the Champions). The athletes' parade then started, Aceh paraded first in the athletes' parade. The parade is organized by alphabetical order, the last team to parade is the veteran athletes from the first PON in Surakarta. Then, 8 former national athletes brought the Pekan Olahraga Nasional Flag to the stadium, which is hoisted and followed by a singer singing the PON theme. After the hoisting of the PON flag, Barry Agustini took the Athlete's Oath, while Jefrizal took the Judge's Oath. The last section of the ceremony was the lighting of the PON cauldron. The torch was brought by former athlete Titi Syarif Sudibyo. The torch was passed to Amril Nurman, 5 times PON gold medalist in badminton from Riau. Amril Nurman brought the torch in a replica of Lancang Kuning, which moved through the stadium floor. Amril then passed the torch to a man riding a white horse. The man depicts Tuanku Tambusai, famous hero from Riau. The cauldron was lighted by Zaini Bachtiar, using a spear shaped torch which was thrown to the cauldron. The spear didn't reach the cauldron, but the cauldron is still lit.http://www.okefood.com/read/2012/09/11/251/688432/air-dan-peradaban-buka-pon-ke-18 Air dan Peradaban Buka Pon ke-18 (in Indonesian)
The Games
Participating province Athletes from 33 provincial sports committee are expected to participate.
Aceh Bali Bangka Belitung Banten Bengkulu Central Java Central Kalimantan Central Sulawesi East Java East Kalimantan East Nusa Tenggara
Gorontalo Jakarta Jambi Lampung Maluku North Maluku North Sulawesi North Sumatra Papua Riau Riau Islands
South East Sulawesi South Kalimantan South Sulawesi South Sumatra West Java West Kalimantan West Nusa Tenggara West Papua West Sulawesi West Sumatra Yogyakarta
Sports The 2012 National Sports Week programme features 32 sports and a total of 44 disciplines.
Archery Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Billiard and Snooker Boxing Canoeing/rowing Flat water racing Traditional boat race Cycling BMX Mountain biking Road Track
Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football (details) Futsal (details) Gymnastics Artistic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics Aerobic gymnastics Golf Judo Karate Pencak silat Sailing
Shooting Softball
Synchronized swimming Sepak takraw Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball Indoor volleyball Beach volleyball Weightlifting Bodybuilding Wrestling Wushu
Medal table List of medals in the closing of the games:Republika
Medal Rank Status Province Gold Silver Bronze Total1 1DKI Jakarta1101011123232 2West Java99 79 101 2793 2East Java86 86 84 2564 1Central Java47 52 68 1675 2East Kalimantan44 45 50 1396 4Riau43 39 51 1337 1South Sulawesi19 17 21 578 1North Sumatera15 19 23 579Bali15 18 30 6310 2Lampung15 9 10 3411 5West Sumatera12 12 25 4912 13West Nusa Tenggara11 5 8 2413 1South Sumatera10 14 29 5314 1Yogyakarta Special Region10 12 16 3815 4Papua9 11 16 3616 5West Kalimantan6 6 13 2517 5North Sulawesi6 6 8 2018 8Central Kalimantan6 4 6 1619 1South Kalimantan5 12 19 3620Maluku4 10 5 1921 1Banten4 8 18 3022 5Riau Islands4 1 5 1023 1East Nusa Tenggara3 9 5 1724 9Jambi3 8 20 3125 2Aceh3 5 18 2626 7West Papua3 3 11 1727 10Southeast Sulawesi3 0 2 528 1Bangka Belitung2 3 4 929 3Gorontalo2 1 1 430 1Central Sulawesi1 1 1 331 3Bengkulu0 2 4 632 2North Maluku0 0 1 133West Sulawesi0 0 0 0Total600 598 785 1983
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