Jakarta to host basketball tourney

JAKARTA: The Jakarta administration will hold a sister city basketball tournament against four teams from Asian capitals from June 12-18.

As well as the hosts, teams from Manila, Bangkok, Seoul and Beijing are scheduled to compete.

The capital will be represented by Palazzo Jakarta Selection and Palazzo Jakarta Junior in the tournament, part of the campaign to show the capital as an attractive tourist destination.

"This is a friendly competition so it doesn't offer prize money," city sports agency head Taufik Yudi Mulyanto told a news conference on Wednesday.

The tournament will be held at Britama Arena, Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, with the opening ceremony starting on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. -- JP