Sport in Indonesia.

Sports in Indonesia are very popular from its participation in the international arena. The most famous sport in Indonesia is football, followed by badminton. Sports event in Indonesia organized by the National Sports Committee of Indonesia or KONI. This organization, as well as the Indonesian government has set National Sports Day on September 9.

History.

In the Indonesian culture, there is no involvement of physical exercise as a modern sport. Indonesian native tribes generally linking physical activity with tribal practices; generally ritual, art, physical fitness and martial arts. Dance of war and the war on tribal rituals Indonesia is an example of physical exercise ritual in Indonesia. Some Indonesian tribal rituals are very similar to sports, such as the tradition of "Fahombo" (Jump Stone) Nias for the rite of passage that is similar to the hurdles and long jump in athletics. Also the "bull-races" Madura very similar to racing chariots. Dragon boat racing, canoes and kayaks are daily activities Indonesian people who live near the big river.
Image archery from the 9th century, considered as the prince of the nobility in Javanese culture, can be found in the form of bas-relief on the temples in Java. Archery is considered as one of the classic sports Indonesia, and one of the famous picture is in the Prambanan temple in the story of Ramayana and then made an icon of the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, as well as a symbol of Bung Karno Stadium.
Pencak Silat is one of the original Indonesian martial art which is now a competitive fighting sport. Some Indonesian dance that shows the same repetitive movements such as physical exercise. Some traditional social dances including the poco-poco Indonesia from North Sulawesi and Papua Sajojo of which is used as the theme of doing exercise are popular throughout Indonesia.
The concept of modern sport was introduced to the Dutch colonial era. At that time football and badminton has arrived in Indonesia and has become a popular sport among the population of Indonesia. After independence, the National Sports Committee of Indonesia was established in 1946 to unite the sports associations in these areas. After that various sports arena built in Indonesia, such as Ikada Stadium (1951-1962). During the reign of Sukarno, there is a desire to use sport as a unifying the nation, as well as pride in promoting the sport in Indonesia. At the end of the Bung Karno Stadium and surrounding sports complex was built in 1962 in preparation for the fourth Asian Games held in Jakarta. Currently, Indonesia is a success in badminton and also one of the best countries in various sports in South East Asia.

Soccer.

Bung Karno Stadium in the administration of the AFC Asian Cup 2007.
Football is the most popular sport in Indonesia. This sport is played by many people, from children to adults. Liga Indonesia is very famous in Indonesia. Some of the famous club is Persija, Persib Bandung, Persebaya, PSM Makassar, PSMS Medan, PSIS Semarang, Barito Putra, Sriwijaya FC Palembang, Persik Kediri View events, and Arema Malang. National football body is PSSI. Liga Indonesia has started since the Dutch colonial era. In 1993, the PSSI combine two leagues into one, which came to be known as the Liga Indonesia.
In the international arena, Indonesia is very poor experience though is the first Asian team to qualify for the World Cup in 1938 (as the Dutch East Indies). In 1956, Indonesia played in the Olympics and played a tough game with the national team of the Soviet Union, led by goalkeeper Lev Yashin. As the host, Indonesia won the gold medal for football in the Asian Games in 1962. Indonesia was first entered the Asian Cup in 1996. With a draw against Kuwait in the first game, but failed when they were beaten by two strong teams, namely South Korea and the United Arab Emirates Arabic, making the Indonesian national team home early.
Indonesian national team often took part in the Asian Cup. At the 2004 Asian Cup, the team scored its first victory after defeating Qatar national team, but the glory that should be dispersed by the time the team was in the second round when it was defeated by China and Bahrain. Indonesia successfully beat Bahrain in the 2007 Asian Cup but failed again after being defeated by two strong teams Asia, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.

Badminton.

Badminton is a sport that is most successful in Indonesia. Indonesia has won a gold medal in badminton at every Olympics since badminton included in the Olympics in 1992. In 1992, the gold medal was won by Alan Budikusuma in men's singles, and Susi Susanti in women's singles. In 1996 Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky won the gold medal in men's doubles. In 2000 Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan won the gold medal in men's doubles. Whereas in 2004 Taufik Hidayat won the gold medal in men's singles.
Indonesian badminton athletes have played in Indonesia Open, British Open Badminton Championships and other international championships, including the summer Olympics since badminton is played again at the 1992 Olympics Rudy Hartono is the star most famous badminton, who have won the Thomas Cup six times. Of all the championship, Indonesia very successfully won the Thomas Cup (Men's Badminton Championships), won as many as 13 trophies of 24. In addition, Indonesia has won the Uber Cup (Women's Badminton Championships) 3 times.

Basketball.

Basketball is a popular sport among young people in Indonesia. Indonesian National Basketball League, a flagship men's basketball league in Indonesia. With 10 clubs competing from all over the country. The competition started as Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) in 2003. In 2010, DBL Indonesia PERBASI pointing to handle competition and change the league name to the National Basketball League (NBL). Now, Indonesia and the Philippines is one of the basketball powers in Southeast Asia. Great success Indonesian national team basketball is when the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Basketball Championships in 1996.

Polo.

Indonesia plays against Thailand in SEA Games Polo 2007
Polo and other equestrian sports are very historic in Indonesia, polo has been started since 1930 in the Dutch colonial era. When the monetary crisis in 1998 ended, equestrian sports, including polo began to be known by the Indonesian polo players.
In Indonesia, polo headed by Indonesian Polo Association with PP. PORDASI and supervised by KONI. Indonesian polo team started in Games of Southeast Asian Nations in 2007 in Thailand and has a good enough quality. Indonesia has only one large polo field, precisely in Nusantara Polo Club.
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