Distribution of Indonesian Elite Junior Athletes by Sport in 2024

Data from the Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) shows that there were 612 junior elite athletes from 32 sports branches in Indonesia in 2024. Of this number, the most athletes were in shooting, with 43 athletes.

This was followed by junior elite athletes in karate, rowing, and futsal, each with 42, 41, and 41 athletes respectively.

Here are the top 10 sports branches with the most junior elite athletes in 2024:

1. Shooting: 43 athletes

2. Karate: 42 athletes

3. Rowing: 41 athletes

4. Futsal: 41 athletes

5. Wushu: 38 athletes

6. Athletics: 30 athletes

7. Beach Volleyball: 25 athletes

8. Kickboxing: 25 athletes

9. Swimming: 23 athletes

10. Judo and Triathlon: 21 athletes each

Meanwhile, the sports branch with the fewest junior elite athletes was fencing, with only 1 athlete. This was followed by hockey with 6 athletes and chess with 7 athletes.

Here are the sports branches with the fewest junior elite athletes in 2024:

1. Fencing: 1 athlete

2. Hockey: 6 athletes

3. Chess: 7 athletes

4. Wrestling: 9 athletes

5. Basketball: 9 athletes

6. Surfing: 10 athletes

7. Cricket: 11 athletes

8. Modern Pentathlon: 11 athletes

9. Cycling: 11 athletes

10. Bowling: 12 athletes

In April 2025, the construction of the Cibubur Youth Elite Sport Center (CYESC) in East Jakarta was completed.

This facility was proposed by Kemenpora as part of a long-term high-performance sports training program for national junior elite athletes, based on the action plan of the National Sports Grand Design (DBON).

Minister of Youth and Sports Dito Ariotedjo stated that the CYESC facility meets international standards. “The use of CYESC will be carried out after the handover. Essentially, after the handover, we will immediately use the CYESC facilities as soon as possible,” he said, as quoted from the Kemenpora website.