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        "id": 1823644,
        "msgid": "ipsi-says-long-term-national-training-camp-will-strengthen-pencak-silat-ecosystem-1782384898",
        "date": "2026-06-25 16:35:54",
        "title": "IPSI says long-term national training camp will strengthen pencak silat ecosystem",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Sports",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (PB IPSI) has welcomed government-backed long-term national training camps, stating they will provide certainty for athlete development and strengthen the sport's ecosystem from grassroots to national level. Chairman Sugiono said the multi-year funding commitment, confirmed by the Youth and Sports Minister following a directive from President Prabowo Subianto, demonstrates the state's seriousness in building a structured and sustainable coaching system. He expressed optimism that this synergy will further internationalise pencak silat and gain it wider global recognition as both a competitive sport and a cultural heritage.",
        "content": "<p>The Executive Board of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (PB\nIPSI) has stated that long-term national training camps (pelatnas)\nsupported by government funding will strengthen the pencak silat\necosystem in the country. Chairman General Sugiono said in an official\nstatement from the Ministry of Youth and Sports on Thursday that support\nfor multi-year training camps is a strategic step that provides\ncertainty for development programmes while reinforcing the national\nsports ecosystem from the regional to the national level. The\ngovernment\u2019s budget support for the long-term training camp was\nconfirmed by Youth and Sports Minister Erick Thohir following a meeting\nand directive from President Prabowo Subianto in Hambalang last week.\nSugiono said the policy demonstrates the state\u2019s seriousness in building\na more structured, consistent, and sustainable athlete development\nsystem to make Indonesia\u2019s sporting achievements more competitive on the\nworld stage. He added that continuity in coaching is the main foundation\nfor producing high-achieving athletes. Sugiono further expressed\noptimism that strong synergy between the government, PB IPSI, masters,\ncoaches, athletes, academics, the diaspora, and pencak silat communities\nboth at home and abroad will help globalise the sport and secure wider\nrecognition internationally. Pencak silat is not only a competitive\nsport but also a cultural heritage that has developed and attracted\ninternational attention. Sugiono expressed hope that the spirit\ncontinuously fostered by President Prabowo in advancing national sports\nwill further strengthen efforts to internationalise pencak silat.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ipsi-says-long-term-national-training-camp-will-strengthen-pencak-silat-ecosystem-1782384898",
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