Erick Thohir was officially inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto as Minister of Youth and Sports for the 2025-2029 period at the State Palace, replacing Ario Bimo Nandito Ariotedjo or more familiarly known as Dito Ariotedjo.
There is a pile of work that Erick Thohir will shoulder as Minister of Youth and Sports that has not been completed by previous officials.
One of the tasks that has been clearly stated is related to the National Sports Grand Design (DBON), which has entered phase 2 in the 2025-2029 period.
Following the first phase of DBON, which ran from 2021 to 2024, with a focus on building the foundations of sports through strengthening regulations and developing norms, standards, procedures, and criteria, the second phase will focus on strengthening the foundations of sports through a systematic and tiered sports coaching and development program, starting from the regional level to the national level.
With a duration of approximately four years, Erick Thohir must now have a long-term vision to develop a systematic and tiered coaching and development program, not temporary policies that only demand instant achievements.
