Jakarta, Aug. 5 -- The Indonesian Athletics Federation (PB PASI) will host the LPS National Athletics Championships (Kejurnas) and the Indonesia U-18 Open Championships in Solo, Central Java, from August 29 to September 4.

"The competition results will count towards the World Rankings points tally," PB PASI stated via its official social media accounts, as monitored from Jakarta on Tuesday.

PB PASI stated that the championship is highly prestigious as it is included on the global calendar of World Athletics and holds the status of a World Rankings Competition.

This means athletes who earn points in the championship will have them added to their world rankings. The event's international status increases opportunities for Indonesian athl...