Vice President Boediono is optimistic Indonesia can come out on top of the medal tally in the upcoming SEA Games, the biggest sporting event in the ASEAN region, which is scheduled to be held in Jakarta and Palembang, South Sumatra, from November 11 to 22.
“I see we have prepared the best for the games. God willing, we will win first position,” he said as quoted by Antara news agency.
Boediono added that winning the games as the host country may have advantages for Indonesia.
On Monday, Boediono visited several SEA Games venues in Jakarta, including the archery field at Bung Karno Sports Complex and basketball courts at the Kelapa Gading Sport Hall.
The 26th SEA Games has a total of 542 gold medals up for grabs in 44 sporting categories.
Historically, Indonesia won the medal tally when hosted the games in 1979, 1987 and 1997.
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