Jakarta, Sept. 20 -- The Indonesian government has opened the 2025 National Sports Week of College Students (Pomnas), providing a platform for young talents to compete and hone their skills.

During the opening ceremony held at Diponegoro University in Semarang, Central Java, on Friday (September 19), Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto expressed hope that the 19th Pomnas would help produce future national athletes.

"We hope that this Pomnas will give birth to professional national athletes while also building awareness among college students about the importance of achievement in sports," he noted in a statement cited here on Saturday.

He emphasized that this year's Pomnas is envisioned as a strategic even...