Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- Consistency and focus are the main things for athletes and sports federations to maintain Indonesia's gold medal-winning tradition in the Olympics, an expert staff of the Ministry of Youth and Sports has emphasized.

"Maintaining consistency in Paris (Olympics) is a target for us all. Apart from that, Indonesia needs more sports besides badminton, archery, and weightlifting to make achievements," the ministry's Expert Staff for Youth and Sports Innovation Yohan said here on Saturday (February 17).

He conveyed the statement at a seminar and discussion event of the Sports Journalists Section of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI).

Yohan noted that Indonesia has so far bagged a total of 37 medals in the Olympic...