The Indonesian Express
The 2025 National Community Sports Festival (FORNAS) will roll out in the near future. This event is expected to be a trigger for a healthy lifestyle. FORNAS 2025 will take place in the Province of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) from July 26 to August 1. The Chairman of the Organizing Committee for FORNAS VIII NTB, Ibnu Riza Pradipto, feels that this event will go global and can be a trigger for a healthy lifestyle. "This is the largest community sports festival that is ready to go international. It is not an exaggeration if we hope that FORNAS in NTB will be a trigger for people to make sports a lifestyle," said Ibnu Riza Pradipto. "With sports becoming a lifestyle, this will encourage the development of the sports industry to grow even bigger in the country. We hope that this can support the government's program through the Ministry of Youth and Sports which also pays great attention to the sports industry," the man who also serves as Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Community Sports Committee (KORMI) continued. FORNAS 2025 carries the theme "Winning and Losing Everyone is Happy". This event is expected to drive tourism and regional MSMEs. The turnover during FORNAS will reach at least IDR 24 billion. This will also revive the sports industry. "With hundreds of MSMEs non-stop throughout the implementation of FORNAS that will participate, and the many visitors who attend, the transaction turnover will definitely be large. However, the exact value can only be seen during the implementation," he explained. Regarding the readiness of the implementation of FORNAS 2025 in NTB, Ibnu stated that all elements of the organizing committee both in the regions and the center have synergized optimally. Of course this is a spirit of togetherness in preparing facilities and infrastructure, logistics and integrated security. "We want to accommodate the Inorga and activists so that they get the best service at FORNAS VIII NTB in accordance with the ideals of the NTB Governor. Our commitment is 72 Inorga competing with 1,152 match numbers, 28 exhibition Inorga and 3 Inorga invited by the Governor will be a memorable moment," Ibnu emphasized.