The new Youth and Sport minister was given three priority tasks by President Joko Widodo. One of them is to develop sports leagues for holding competitions between schools to sow the seeds of talented athletes.

Endurance is needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. People have remembered the importance of exercise as a source of energy to improve the immune system.

Sports must be involved in managing the pandemic as it has potential energy for recovery.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has promised to immediately choose a replacement for Imam Nahrawi, who has tendered his resignation as Youth and Sports Minister after he was declared as a suspect in a corruption case.