Indonesia will bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics, President Joko Widodo announced on September 1 following its successful organisation of the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD).
Fireworks explode over the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 18, 2018. (Source: AFP)
Jakarta (VNA) - Indonesia will bid tohost the 2032 Summer Olympics, President Joko Widodo announced on September 1following its successful organisation of the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD).
Aftertalks with President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bachand President of the Olympic Council of Asia Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Admed Al-Sabah,President Widodo said that Indonesia has planned to immediately register itselfas a candidate for the 2032 Olympics host.
IOCPresident Thomas Bach was joining the ASIAD 2018 closing ceremony on September2, giving a chance for Indonesia to propose its hosting of the 2032 Olympics,following Tokyo in 2020, Paris in 2024, and Los Angeles in 2028.
Widodo said the Asian Games, hosted in thecities of Jakarta and Palembang over the past two weeks, have proved thecountry has the ability to host the world's most prestigious multi-sportsevent.
"With our experience in hosting the 18thAsian Games, I believe Indonesia will be able to host (an) event at largerscale," Widodo said.
ASIAD2018 was a success of Indonesia in terms of both sport achievements andeconomic efficiency. At the event, Indonesia won 98 medals, including 31 golds,the highest number that a Southeast Asian country has gained in an ASIAD.
It isestimated that the games contributed 22 trillion rupiah (about 1.6 billion USD)to the Indonesian economy, including 2.4 trillion rupiah from visitors’spending.-VNA
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Fireworks explode over the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 18, 2018. (Source: AFP) 
