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The fireworks after the torch lighting marked the beginning of XXVI Southeast Asia Games 2011 in Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia, Friday, 2011-11-11.
The
26th Southeast Asian Games is held in
Jakarta and
Palembang,
Indonesia on 11 until 22 November 2011.
[3] Indonesia's fourth time to host the SEA Games, it last hosted the Games in
1997. Parallel to the SEA Games, the
6th ASEAN ParaGames for physically disabled athletes, begins 2 weeks after the SEA Games ends, with competition to be held in
Surakarta (
Solo)
[4],
Central Java, Indonesia.
The capital city of
Jakarta has been the host of
Southeast Asian Games for three times, namely in
1979,
1987, and
1997. Palembang will be the third SEA Games host city that is not the national capital, after
Chiang Mai (
1995) and
Nakhon Ratchasima (
2007),
Thailand.
[edit] Organization
[edit] Organizing committee
The Indonesia, or Inasoc, is the organizing body for the games. It was also the organizing committee for the
2011 ASEAN ParaGames. The President of Inasoc is
Rita Subowo, who is also the President of
Indonesia Olympic Committee, and
Rahmat Gobel, an Indonesian entrepreneur and the President of
Panasonic Gobel Indonesia becomes the
director-general.
[5][6]
Indonesian
Government Budget of 2010 gives a total of 350 billion
rupiahs (± US$38.7 million) for the games, while the budget of 2011 gives a total of 2.1 trillion rupiahs (± US$230 million).
[7]
According to
Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports,
Andi Mallarangeng, the government of Indonesia added 1 trillion rupiahs (± US$110 million) from the government budget, including 600 billions from the budget for education sector, and fund from sponsorships.
[8]
[edit] Host cities
Co-hosts of 2011 Southeast Asian Games
, the capital city of
South Sumatra will be the main host of the games by holding a total of 296 events,
[9][10] while the nation's capital
Jakarta will be the supporting co-host by staging 266 events.
[11][12] As the main host,
Palembang will only hold 21 of 44
sports, the rest will be held by a co-host city. Palembang will host the opening and closing ceremonies.
[13]
Initially, the government had named four provinces as candidates to host the SEA Games 2011, namely Jakarta,
West Java,
Central Java, and South Sumatra. However this idea has been discarded and host only granted for two provinces. President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has suggested two provinces would be enough for Indonesia to host the 26th SEA Games, to reduce operational costs and make the games easier to organize.
[14]
The
2011 ASEAN ParaGames will be hosted in
Surakarta,
Central Java.
[edit] Venues
Venues in Palembang[15]
Jakabaring Aquatic Center, the venue of aquatic sports
| Venues | Sports |
| Dempo Hall | Gymnastics (aerobic) |
| Dempo Sport Complex | Weightlifting |
| Gedung Serbaguna Jakabaring | Wrestling |
| Jakabaring Sport Complex | Aquatics (Swimming, diving, synchronized swimming), athletics,
baseball, finswimming, pétanque, roller skating, shooting, softball,
tennis and soft tennis, volleyball (beach), wall climbing, water skiing |
| Jakabaring Billiard Arena | Cue sports |
| Jayakarta Hotel | Chess |
| Lumban Tirta Arena | Aquatics (water polo) |
| Ranau Gymnastic Hall | Gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic) |
| SPC Jakabaring | Sepak takraw |
| Swarna Dwipa Hotel | Bridge |
University of Sriwijaya
(Fieldhouse and Sriwijaya Sport Hall) | Boxing, volleyball (indoor) |
Venues in Jakarta[15]
The arena of Padepokan Pencak Silat Indonesia is the venue for Indonesian traditional martial art,
pencak silat[edit] Athletes village
Jakabaring,
Palembang which covered the area of more than 45,000 square metres will be the athletes village (
wisma atlet) during the games. It is located in front of Jakabaring Stadium (Gelora Sriwijaya).
[16]
[edit] Transport
In order to prepare for athletes, officials, and visitors during the games, several significant changes are being done in both host cities.
Palembang expands its
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport more than a hundred percent.
[17] Currently the airport is served by only seven airlines and served only three other
ASEAN countries, which are
Singapore,
Malaysia, and
Thailand. The Inasoc is currently improving the number of flights, especially connecting flights from Jakarta and Singapore to Palembang, and also easiness for charter airflights from other SEA Games participating countries.
[18] South Sumatran Office of Transportation, Communication, and Information will provide a total of 40
buses, 100
midibuses, 300
minibuses, and 100
motorcycles for the athletes, officials, and journalists.
[19] Besides, a
bus rapid transit, Trans Musi, will serve Palembang and surrounding regency of
Ogan Ilir and
Banyuasin.
Jakarta is served by
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. On
December 31,
2010, Jakarta's bus rapid transit,
TransJakarta opened its newest two corridors, Corridor 9 and 10.
KRL Jabotabek is a mass rapid transit system which serves Jakarta and its commuters. There are currently two mass transportation systems under construction, the
Jakarta Monorail and the
Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit System but there is no sign these projects will be finished before November 2011.
Concerning traffic jam in Jakarta, police will block trucks from the inner city toll road between 5:00am and 10:00pm, just like during the
ASEAN summit. Only shuttle buses with certain sticker will allowed to enter the 2 main games in
Ancol and Gelora Bung Karno stadium and vice versa between them.
[20]
[edit] Eco-policy
The government of
South Sumatra declared its commitment to incorporate eco-policy with the games.
[21] All venues during the games will also be free smoking area.
[22]
Palembang as the first city outside
Jakarta to host the SEA Games is facing some environmental problems due to development for the games.
[23]
[edit] Songs and themes
The
Southeast Asian Games's official theme, "
Ayo Indonesia Bisa" was composed by
Yovie Widianto was sung by
Ello featuring
Sherina Munaf duet vocalist pop music soloist, making it the second
Southeast Asian Games for which he has vocalist was official theme anthem of the
2011 Southeast Asian Games. The song "
Kita Bisa" was composed by
Yovie Widianto. was sung by
Dudi Nuno,
Dikta Nuno,
Ello,
Judika,
Terry,
Astrid and
Lala Karmela (credited as Yovie and Friends). A music video featuring the singers and
Indonesian athletes was also released was accompanied by
Victorian Phillaharmonic Orchestra was official theme song of the
2011 Southeast Asian Games. At the closing of the ceremony
Lala Karmela performed the
Southeast Asian Games song "
Kita Bisa" and "
Ayo Indonesia Bisa" just before the torch was extinguished.
The official theme of the event openin gceremony "
Together We Will Shine" was composed by
Addie MS and
Jozef Cleber was performed at the opening ceremony by
Agnes Monica from
Indonesia,
Jaclyn Victor from
Malaysia, and
KC Concepcion from
Philippines.
[24] [25]
[edit] Marketing
Official logo of 2011 SEA Games featuring the stylized brush strokes resembling Garuda, the national symbol of Indonesia
The official
Logo of SEA Games this time is
Garuda, which also the national symbol of Indonesia. The logo that depicts the philosophy of "Garuda Flight above Indonesia Nature”, as a symbol of the country.
[26] Physical appearance of Garuda represents strength, while its wings epitomizes glory and splendor. The upper green strokes symbolize the islands, forests, and mountainous terrain of the Indonesia archipelago, while the blue strokes epitomizes the vast
Nusantara ocean which unifies differences. Land and water or
Tanah Air in
Indonesian means homeland. The red strokes represent courage, zeal, and burning passion to give the best for the country.
[27] This logo was introduced during SEA Games Preparation Ministerial Meeting in
Jakarta,
December 3,
2010,
[28] and launched to the public in a celebration of 300 days before the opening ceremony,
January 15,
2011 at Teater Tanah Airku,
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.
[29]
[edit] Mascot
Modo and Modi mascots in SEA Games venue
The official
mascots for 2011 SEA Games in
Indonesia are called
Modo and
Modi, a pair of
Komodo dragons.
[30] Modo is a male
Komodo dragon wearing a blue traditional Indonesian costume and a
batik sarong, while Modi is a female
Komodo dragon wearing a red
kebaya with a
batik sash and
pants. The
mascots were adopted from
Komodo dragons, an
endemic Indonesian fauna native to
Komodo,
Rinca, and Padar islands in
East Nusa Tenggara. The
mascots was introduced and launched 200 days before the SEA Games XXVI, on Monday 25 April 2011 in three places: in
Jakarta, Tanah Airku Theatre in
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah and
Selamat Datang Monument in
Central Jakarta.
[31] "Modo" is a short name for Komodo, while "Modo-Modi" is a modified spelling of
Muda-Mudi which means "youth" in
Indonesian language, derived from
pemuda (male youth) and
pemudi (female youth).
Previously, the government of
Palembang had chosen
Sumatran elephant as the
mascot through an open contest, but there was a suggestion from President
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the
National Sports Committee of Indonesia to use
Rajawali instead.
[32] Rajawali is an Indonesian hawk. Then both
Sumatran elephants and
Javan hawk eagles were discarded in favour of
Komodo dragons. The chosing of
Komodo dragons for the Games'
mascots was in line with an Indonesian effort to promote
Komodo National Park as a
New 7 Wonders of Nature candidate.
