Jokowi hopes to host 2036 Olympics in new capital Nusantara

An image of one possible plan for the new capital city Nusantara in East Kalimantan. - Courtesy of Public Works and Public Housing Ministry

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): President Joko 'Jokowi'Widodo appears to have reignited his lofty ambitions of holding an international sporting tournament by building new state-of-the-art sports training facilities in the country’s new capital of Nusantara, in East Kalimantan, as part of the country’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics.

Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali said following a meeting with Jokowi and head of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Mochamad Iriawan at the State Palace on Wednesday that the President had called for new soccer training facilities to be built in Nusantara.