Mr. Johni Asadoma – The equality of women boxers and our competitions will deliver successes for the Asian talents

Dr. Johni Asadoma is the President of the Indonesian Boxing Federation who underlined the changes of the boxing world which happened in the recent two years. The equality of women boxers and the more competitions for the athletes will deliver successes for the Asian talents in the final stage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic era.
Indonesia competed well enough in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where four of their boxers advanced to the quarter-finals. Aldoms Suguro won the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games which was a great step for the further top results before the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games. The Indonesian boxers have been preparing with full speed to their important Asian Games which is schedule next August.

– Could you please introduce your country’s boxing life?
– The Indonesian National Boxing Association was established on October 30 in 1959 and participated firstly in the Rome 1960 Olympic Games. Our boxers could compete in the Olympic Games last time in Athens in 2004.
The Indonesian boxers started to compete in the Asian Games in 1962 in Jakarta where two of our boxers advanced to the finals. Since then the Indonesian boxers competed in all of the editions of the Asian Games. Indonesia is a strong member of the Southeast Asian Games which holds every two years.
Aside from these multisport events, the Indonesian boxers also have been participating in the AIBA World Boxing Championships, in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships and some other competitions as well. We have got 34 provincial boards and among them 90% are active members.

– Would you like to tell us your strategic plans for the future and the key developments in your country?
– We have initiated by conducting National Boxing Championships from elite level all the age groups down from the youth, junior and now even for school kids as well. We are implementing to upgrade our trainers, coaches and R&Js both from regional, national and even for the international level by holding workshops, inviting international coaches and R&Js for group sessions, sharing knowledges and experiences. We are taking part in the courses to upgrade the stars of our coaches and R&Js.

– What are the main strengths and issues in your boxing life?
– Our biggest obstacle is the investment in Indonesia, especially when it comes to athletes, coaches, R&Js, and other ring official upgrading of knowledge, technique and certification.