Jakarta, April 14 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports has distributed funds worth Rp420.2 billion (over US$25 million) to 13 national sport associations to support the implementation of their national training programs this year.

During the signing of collaboration deals between his ministry and the associations in Jakarta on Monday, Youth and Sports Minister Dito Ariotedjo highlighted that the funds were allocated to sports represented by Indonesia at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

The allocation details include Rp24.9 billion for sport climbing, Rp37.6 billion each for weightlifting and badminton, Rp20.3 billion for archery, Rp19.9 billion for athletics, Rp19.2 billion for rowing, Rp18 billion for shooting, Rp13.4 billion ...