Jakarta, Oct. 29 -- Youth and Sports Minister Erick Thohir outlined plans to prepare national training camps for leading sports this year in preparation for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

"We know that several leading sports, such as weightlifting, rock climbing, badminton, and archery, will begin preparing for the national training camps this year. Not six months in advance, but this year," he informed at the Presidential Palace Complex for bonuses appreciation for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and Asian Para Games medalists on Thursday.

Thohir said the plan for the 2028 Olympic national training camps had been conveyed to President Prabowo Subianto.

According to him, the early preparations are aimed at enhancing...