WAMENA.Nies World.tv - The Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) for the Mountainous Papua Province held a Technical Guidance (Bimtek) themed "Improving the Capacity of Sports Human Resources Towards a High-Achieving Mountainous Papua in the New Era" with the subtheme "Preparation of Mountainous Papua for the XXII PON 2028 in NTB and NTT." The event took place from February 18–19, 2026.
Quoted from https://koranvox.com/ The Chairman of the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) for the Mountainous Papua Province and Governor of Mountainous Papua, John Tabo, opened the event at the Baliem Pilamo Hotel Hall on Wednesday (February 18, 2016).
Saharudin Ita, a representative of the Central Indonesian National Sports Committee and resource person, expressed his appreciation for the enthusiasm and commitment of the KONI Papua Pegunungan management.
The Chairman of KONI Papua Pegunungan, John Tabo, with participants in the technical guidance
He believes a strong organization is key to successful sports development.
Saharudin stated that the journey in the world of sports shapes character and leadership. Athletes, coaches, and administrators must go through a long process that determines the direction of achievement.
"Talking about sports is easy, but implementing it is not simple. It requires management, leadership, and a strong commitment to bring the region to compete at the national level," he said.
He encouraged the administrators not to be complacent with initial achievements. He invited all staff to use the Technical Guidance (Bimtek) as a momentum to improve the ranking and competitiveness of Papua Mountains.
The Head of the Technical Guidance Committee, Paul Wetipo, explained that the committee designed this activity to improve the administrators' managerial capacity in managing sports organizations professionally and accountably.
He said participants learned organizational management, the latest sports policies and technology, and leadership strategies in developing athletes and sports.
"We learn communication, management, and leadership. This is where character is formed. Because sports are not just about achievement, but also about character development," Paul said.
The Papua Mountains KONI (Indonesian Sports Committee) aims to strengthen the organizational foundation through this Technical Guidance and prepare the best athletes to compete in the 22nd National Games (PON) in 2028 in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).