Jakarta, March 18 -- The National Commission on Disabilities (KND) has stated that support from regional governments is one of the key factors for the success of para athletes' coaching, both before and after competition seasons.

According to KND commissioner Kikian Tarigan, this support can not only be seen in the annual budget, but also in the regional governments' awareness and understanding to find and train people who have the talent and capacity to become para athletes.

"This can be seen from the regional government's awareness of how valuable the participation of para athletes is at the regional and national level because they know it would impact the region's name positively," he explained in Jakarta on Monday.

When regional go...