Jakarta \u2014 The First Deputy General Chair of Performance Development\nand Sports Science at the Indonesian Aquatics Federation (PB Akuatik\nIndonesia), Wisnu Wardhana, has stated that the federation is preparing\nto establish a national training centre squad from March to prepare for\nthe 2026 Asian Games.<\/p>\n
According to him, the athlete selection process for the squad\ncommenced at the 2025 Asian Youth Games, 2025 Islamic Games, and 2025\nSoutheast Asian Games.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have submitted 18 athletes to the Sports Ministry for the\ntraining centre squad, though this number may be reduced,\u201d said Wisnu\nfollowing the conclusion of the Indonesian Aquatics Federation 2026\nNational Working Conference in Jakarta on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The training centre squad is scheduled to commence administratively\non 1 March, with the effective training programme beginning the\nfollowing Monday at the Gelora Bung Karno Complex in Senayan,\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
He stated that of the 18 athletes submitted, several are conducting\nindependent training abroad, including Masniari Wolf in Germany and\nFelix Viktor Iberle in Penang, Malaysia. Both remain on the training\ncentre squad roster and will be monitored regularly.<\/p>\n
Indonesian Aquatics is also planning overseas training camps, with\none destination being the United States.<\/p>\n
For coaching, the Indonesian Aquatics Federation continues to entrust\nthe national coaching team to Albert Christiadi Sutanto and Arif Purbo\nWarsono. He noted that the federation has not yet planned to employ\nforeign coaches as the quality of existing coaches is already\nsufficient.<\/p>\n
Regarding the 2026 Asian Games, he acknowledged that competition will\nbe intense, particularly against China, South Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan\nand Singapore. However, positive results at the Southeast Asian Games\nprovide important momentum.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope to compete for medal contention, at minimum bronze, and our\nlong-term target is naturally qualification for the Los Angeles 2028\nOlympics,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, represents an important\nevent for Indonesian Aquatics to measure athlete readiness and\nstrengthen the foundation for performance towards world-class level,\nincluding qualification for the 2028 Olympics.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesian-aquatics-forms-training-centre-squad-for-2026-asian-games-starting-march-1772290513", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }