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Chef de Mission (CdM) of Team Indonesia for the Paris 2024 Olympics Anindya Bakrie, Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI/NOC Indonesia) Ismail Ning, Greysia Polii, and participants running at GBK Jakarta, Saturday (June 15, 2024). (Photo by: ANTARA/HO/NOC Indonesia)

VOINews,Jakarta: Chef de Mission (CdM) of Team Indonesia for the Paris 2024 Olympics, Anindya Bakrie, and Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI/NOC Indonesia), Ismail Ning, have engaged in promoting the spirit of the Paris Olympics with the public through a running event at Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta on Saturday.

"This is part of our efforts to raise awareness about the upcoming Olympics. We are now just 41 days away from the Olympics, with athletes having already qualified and some still striving. Hopefully, with the prayers and support of the community, they will be more motivated to win medals and proudly sing Indonesia Raya," explained Anindya Bakrie, as quoted in KOI's official statement.

"Today, we ran around GBK to provide information about the Indonesian team that will compete in the Paris Olympics. The highlight will be our NOC Indonesia hosting Olympic Day on June 22 at GBK, inviting the public to engage in sports activities for a Healthy and Champion Indonesia," added Ismail Ning.

Also present at the event was badminton player Greysia Polii, who is also a gold medalist from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The group started their run from Cafe Zonablu Gofit inside the ring road of the GBK Stadium. Participants ran a distance of 5 kilometers and mingled with the public in the GBK area.

"I'm usually the one doing sports, but this time I ran alongside the CdM and NOC Indonesia as a form of support for Indonesian athletes competing in the Olympics. I pray that they can win gold," said Greysia Polii.

Plans are underway for Zonablu Gofit to become the information center for Team Indonesia at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

At Zonablu, there will be photos of Indonesian athletes who have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Additionally, the public can show support by signing the wall of fame./Antara/VOI.