A post on Threads narrates that Indonesia can only send 12 athletes to the 2025 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Thailand.
The SEA Games itself is a multi-sport event participated by 11 countries in the Southeast Asian region and is held every two years.
In the post, it was stated that the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Erick Thohir stated that budget limitations were the reason Indonesia could only send 12 athletes.
The post features the narrative:
"ONLY 12 INDONESIAN ATHLETES CAN BE SEND TO THE SEA GAMES IN THAILAND, ERICK THOHIR: MINIMAL BUDGET"
The post also has a narrative:
"There's no budget for the SEA Games, but MBG continues."
However, is it true that Indonesia will only send 12 athletes to the 2025 SEA Games?
A post claiming that Indonesia will only send 12 athletes to the 2025 SEA Games is unfounded. (Threads)
Explanation:
Minister of Youth and Sports Erick Thohir explained that Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has opened the opportunity for budget synchronization between the two ministries to support Indonesia's participation in the 2025 SEA Games.
According to Erick Thohir, the government has allocated a budget of Rp 10 billion to support Indonesia's participation in the event. With this funding, Indonesia can send around 120 athletes, not the 12 as stated in the post.
This number is still much smaller than the average number of Indonesian athletes at previous SEA Games, which ranged from 700 to 900 athletes.
Therefore, the Ministry of Youth and Sports is currently discussing increasing the budget in the next three months so that the number of athletes sent can increase.
"We are indeed focusing (on increasing the budget) for the SEA Games, because we feel that the SEA Games is (still lacking)," said Erick Thohir, as reported by ANTARA .
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