2008 Pekan Olahraga Nasional

2008 Pekan Olahraga National or the Indonesia National Games XVII were a major multi-sport event in Indonesia which took place in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, from 5–17 July 2008. A total of 7,946 athletes participated in the biggest-ever Pekan Olahraga Nasional and also the first on the island of Borneo. These games make Samarinda the second city to host Pekan Olahraga Nasional outside of the island of Java and Sumatra, after Makassar hosted the 1957 Pekan Olahraga Nasional.

Pekan Olahraga Nasional XVII
Host citySamarinda
MottoKita semua satu!
(We are one!)
Athletes participating7,946
Events43 sports[1]
Opening ceremony5 July
Closing ceremony17 July
Officially opened bySusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
President of Indonesia
Athlete's OathM. Said[2]
Judge's OathAndi Irwansyah
Torch lighterAlfons T. Liung
Ceremony venuePalaran Stadium, Samarinda

Samarinda was awarded the right to host the games over three competitors, Pekanbaru, Bandung, and Semarang. Later, Pekanbaru was chosen to be the host of eighteenth edition of the games in 2012.

Host selection
Host City Host Province Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Samarinda East Kalimantan 35 39 45 55 68
Pekanbaru Riau 30 43 49 52 59
Bandung West Java 38 33 26 21 -
Manado Elimination North Sulawesi 33 29 15 - -
Banjarmasin Elimination South Kalimantan 20 19 - - -

Mascots

Mascots for the games are three endangered species of the East Kalimantan province and also representing three elements: land, water, and air.

Sports

Co-hosts

Although Samarinda is the main host for the games, several sports also played in other cities in East Kalimantan, they are:

Medal table
Rank Status[3] Province Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 2East Java139113111363
2 1Jakarta119117122358
3 9East Kalimantan116111115342
4 3West Java10184132317
5 4Central Java528180213
6 10South Sulawesi25232876
7 12North Sumatra20112960
8Lampung18121949
9 14Bali16182660
10 11Riau16142353
11 7Papua14211752
12 13North Sulawesi14111641
13 15Yogyakarta12162149
14 5South Sumatra12111740
15 6Jambi11172856
16 21West Sumatra8163862
17Southeast Sulawesi851225
18 16South Kalimantan761023
19[4]West Papua71715
20 25Maluku621624
21 18West Kalimantan5141130
22 20Banten5123047
23 22Aceh441018
24 19East Nusa Tenggara34613
25 23West Nusa Tenggara33915
26 24Central Kalimantan29920
27[4]Riau Islands2518
28Bengkulu2259
29 26Bangka Belitung1247
30 29North Maluku1135
31 27Central Sulawesi0369
32 30Gorontalo0011
33[4]West Sulawesi0011
Total 7497499622460

References
  1. "Cabang olahraga PON XVII-2008.". Archived from the original on 2008-09-03. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  2. "PON Dibuka, Kaltim Rebut Emas Perdana". Kaltim Pos. 6 July 2008.
  3. Pekan Olahraga Nasional XVI
  4. New provinces, never participated in Pekan Olahraga Nasional before
Preceded by
2004
Palembang, South Sumatera		 Pekan Olahraga Nasional Succeeded by
2012
Pekanbaru, Riau
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