2004 Pekan Olahraga Nasional

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Pekan Olahraga Nasional XVI
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Host city Palembang, South Sumatra
Motto Bersatu teguh
(Firmly united)
Athletes participating 5,660
Events 607 in 41 sports
Opening ceremony September 2
Closing ceremony September 14
Officially opened by Megawati Sukarnoputri
President of Indonesia
Ceremony venue Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang

2004 Pekan Olahraga Nasional or the Pekan Olahraga Nasional XVI were a major multi-sport event in Indonesia which took place in South Sumatra, from September 2 to September 14, 2004. A total of 607 events in 41 sports were competed among more than 5,500 athletes from 30 provinces, with the newly created province of Riau Islands only as observer and did not send any athletes. The games also staged 8 paralympic sports.

Jakarta topped the medal table for the tenth time in the history of the games.


Preceded by Pekan Olahraga Nasional Succeeded by
2008
Samarinda, East Kalimantan


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