2012 Pekan Olahraga Nasional
The Lancang Kuning emblem, Riau traditional ship
Host cityPekanbaru
MottoSportivitas untuk Kualitas (Sportsmanship for Quality)
Athletes11.276 [1]
Events43 sports
Opening11 September
Closing20 September
Opened bySusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President of Indonesia
Athlete's OathBarry Agustini
Judge's OathJefrizal
Torch lighterZaini Bachtiar (Bodybuilder)
Ceremony venueRiau Main Stadium, Pekanbaru
WebsitePON Riau 2012

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.[2][3][4] 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 City Host Province Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 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.[5] 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.[6]

Mascot

Bujang Serindit[7] 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.[8]

Venues

Venues for PON 2012 build in 11 city in the Riau.[9]

Pekanbaru

Kaharuddin Nasution Stadium
VenuesSports
Riau Main StadiumFootball
Riau University students centerJudo
Riau University Wall Climbing ArenaWall climbing
Rumbai StadiumFootball (Qualification)
Rumbai Athletic StadiumAthletics
Rumbai Aquatic StadiumAquatic
Rumbai Basketball StadiumBasketball
Rumbai Gymnastic StadiumGymnastic
Rumbai Self-defense Indoor StadiumWushu
Rumbai Shooting HallShooting
Chevron Softball StadiumSoftball
Riau Baseball StadiumBaseball
Chevron Squash ArenaSquash
Bandar Sri Kayangan LakeWater skiing
Kainjuhan swimming poolWater polo
Lancang Kuning University students centerFencing
National Islamic University students centerTaekwondo
Riau Islamic University students centerWrestling
Riau Islamic University Indoor StadiumVolleyball
Riau Islamic University Archery StadiumArchery
Sepak Takraw HallSepak takraw
Youth Sports ArenaBadminton
PTPN V Tennis CourtTennis
Tribuana Sports ArenaKarate
Ratu Mayang Garden HotelWeightlifting
New Hollywood HotelBodybuilding
Pangeran HotelChess
Furaya HotelBridge
Bowling and Billiard CenterBowling
Purna MTQ[10]Billiard
Idrus Tintin Art PavilionDancing

Kampar

VenuesSports
Tuanku Tambusai StadiumFootball (Qualification)
Kampar Sports HallPencak silat
Kampar Motor Racing ArenaRacing
Labersa Country ClubGolf

Dumai

VenuesSports
Dumai Chevron Sports HallTable tennis (Qualification)
Sasana Tirta Swimming PoolFinswimming (mono)
RORO PierFinswimming (bi)

Pelalawan

VenuesSports
Pelalawan Boxing stadium areaBoxing

Bengkalis

VenuesSports
Perkasa Alam Sport HallTarung Derajat
Selat Baru BeachSailing
Bandar Sri MaharajaBeach volleyball

Siak

VenuesSports
Siak Sri Inderapura stadium arenaKempo
Dayun Race ArenaCycling

Kuantan Singingi

VenuesSports
Kebun Kopi Sport CenterKeno, Kayaking, Dragon boat
Kuangsing Grand StadiumFootball (Qualification)

Rokan Hulu

VenuesSports
Tuanku Tambusai AirportParagliding

Rokan Hilir

Indragiri Hulu

VenusSports
Narasinga Grand StadiumFutsal (Qualification)

Indragiri Hilir

VenuesSports
Tembilanhan 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.[11]

The Games

Participating province

Athletes from 33 provincial sports committee are expected to participate.

Sports

The 2012 National Sports Week programme features 32 sports and a total of 44 disciplines.[12][13]

Medal table

List of medals in the closing of the games:[14]

  Host

References

  1. ↑ PON Riau Diikuti 11.276 Atlet Archived 2013-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Situs resmi. Diakses 9 September 2012
  2. ↑ "PON Riau XVIII digelar 9 September 2012". koniriau.or.id (in Indonesian). KONI Riau. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sekilas PON Riau XVIII". ponriau2012.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Jadwal PON Riau XVIII". ponriau2012.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Geisha tandai peresmian tugu countdown PON". musik.kapanlagi.com. Kapanlagi.com. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Makna tugu countdown PON XVIII tahun 2012". terubuk.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Logo dan Maskot PON Riau". ponriau2012.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Maskot PON Riau diusung di pawai takbir di Tembilahan". ponriau2012.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Venues PON XVIII 2012". ponriau2012.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Dinilai layak venue Billiard tetap di Purna MTQ". ponriau2012.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  11. ↑ 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)
  12. ↑ "Cabang Olahraga Peserta PON XVIII 2012". pekanbaruriau.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Cabang Olahraga PON XVIII 2012". ponriau2012.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  14. ↑ Republika
Preceded by
2008
Samarinda, East Kalimantan		 Pekan Olahraga Nasional Succeeded by
2016
Bandung, West Java
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