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    "data": {
        "id": 1942129,
        "msgid": "beach-pon-to-be-held-at-ancol-in-november-1787759758",
        "date": "2026-08-26 21:42:28",
        "title": "Beach PON to be held at Ancol in November",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The first-ever Pekan Olahraga Nasional (PON) Pantai, Indonesia's national beach games, will be held at Ancol, Jakarta, in late November 2026. The event is a collaboration between KONI Pusat, the DKI Jakarta provincial government and KONI DKI Jakarta, and Jaya Ancol. Organisers highlight the venue's readiness and the sport tourism potential of hosting the competition at a major tourist destination.",
        "content": "<p>The 2026 National Beach Games (PON Pantai) will be held at Ancol,\nJakarta, at the end of November.<\/p>\n<p>The PON Pantai, which will feature aquatics (open water swimming,\nwater polo), diving, 3x3 basketball, beach handball, volleyball, modern\npentathlon, triathlon, teqball, rugby and sailing, is a collaboration\nbetween KONI Pusat, the Provincial Government and KONI DKI Jakarta, and\nJaya Ancol.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see Ancol as a very ready and ideal venue for the first PON Pantai\nto be held in November 2026,\u201d said KONI Pusat Chairman Letjen TNI Purn.\nMarciano Norman in an official statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAncol visitors will witness Indonesia\u2019s best athletes competing.\nThis is good sports tourism, because athlete performance is witnessed at\na tourism location, so there is added value beyond achievement,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>Marciano explained that this first-ever event was initiated with\nreference to the Beach Games at the international level, therefore KONI\nPusat is also organising a national-level Beach Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first PON Pantai, please cooperate because this will\nleave a good impression for the next PON Pantai,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>KONI Pusat Deputy Chairman I Mayjen TNI Purn Dr.\u00a0Suwarno emphasised\nreducing the implementation time to one week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake use of what already exists. The events contested are adjusted\nto the potential of the venue,\u201d Suwarno continued.<\/p>\n<p>Later, in each sport there will be regulations regarding the minimum\nrequirement of five participating provinces for that sport to contest\nthe event.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/beach-pon-to-be-held-at-ancol-in-november-1787759758",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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