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        "id": 1826548,
        "msgid": "rowing-competition-enlivens-jakartas-anniversary-and-promotes-east-jakartas-bkt-1782492734",
        "date": "2026-06-26 22:53:15",
        "title": "Rowing Competition Enlivens Jakarta's Anniversary and Promotes East Jakarta's BKT",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Hundreds of students participated in a rowing competition in East Jakarta to celebrate the city's 499th anniversary. The event, held at the Banjir Kanal Timur (BKT), aims to promote the waterway as a recreational destination and educate the public on environmental conservation. Organisers hope the growing competition will become an annual fixture that boosts local economic activity.",
        "content": "<p>Hundreds of students from nature lover clubs (Sispala) across various\nschools in Jakarta took part in a rowing competition to enliven the\n499th anniversary of Jakarta. A total of 262 students participated in\nthis event. We hope it will become a routine annual agenda and a\nhighlight of Jakarta\u2019s anniversary, so the public will remember that\nthere is a rowing competition during the celebrations, said Fauzi,\nAssistant for Economic Development of the East Jakarta City Government,\nat the Banjir Kanal Timur (BKT) in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, on Friday.\nThe competition, which runs until Sunday, 28 June 2026, serves not only\nas a platform for water sports competition but also as a means of\nenvironmental education and an effort to introduce the BKT as a tourist\ndestination and public recreational space. This is not just about\nsocialising water sports to the community, but it also carries the\nmessage that we all must love nature and preserve the beauty of the\nenvironment and water, Fauzi stated. According to him, the activity\nconveys an important message about environmental conservation amidst\nJakarta\u2019s preparations to welcome its five-century milestone in 2027.\nSince the afternoon, the BKT area was crowded with participants making\npreparations and practising rowing before the competition began. To\nensure the safety of the activity, the committee, together with relevant\nagencies, deployed a rescue team from the Regional Disaster Management\nAgency (BPBD) and fire brigade personnel to anticipate emergency\nconditions or health issues among participants. Meanwhile, Adjie\nRimbawan, Chairman of the Nature Lover Student Alumni Forum (Fasta),\nsaid that student enthusiasm for the rowing competition continues to\nincrease compared to the previous year. In the 2025 event, the number of\nparticipants was recorded at 180, whereas in 2026 it increased to 262\nparticipants. Actually, the enthusiasm is very high; if we had not\nclosed registration, the number could have reached 300, Adjie revealed.\nThe increase in participants was also accompanied by the addition of\ncompetition categories. Besides canoe, kayak, and rafting categories,\nthe committee introduced the stand up paddle (SUP) category, a sport\ninvolving paddling while standing on a board, at this year\u2019s event.\nAdjie views the BKT as having great potential to develop into a water\nsports-based tourism area capable of driving economic activity for the\ncommunity, including micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) around\nthe location.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/rowing-competition-enlivens-jakartas-anniversary-and-promotes-east-jakartas-bkt-1782492734",
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