FPTI Welcomes Prabowo’s Support for National Sport Climbing Plan
FPTI says Prabowo’s support for national sport climbing and multiyear funding could strengthen long-term athlete development.
JAKARTA — FPTI welcomed President Prabowo Subianto’s support for national sport climbing, after the government signaled backing for a multiyear budget scheme for athletes’ training camps. Indonesian Climbing Federation chair Yenny Wahid said the policy matters because elite development cannot be run in stop-start cycles.
Yenny responded to Prabowo’s commitment, which Youth and Sports Minister Erick Thohir conveyed in a meeting in Hambalang, West Java, some time ago. For FPTI, the message was clear: funding should not end after one competition year, because climbing needs a longer runway than that.
The timing matters. Indonesia has just made history with a lead gold medal at the 2026 World Climbing Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. The result broadened the country’s profile in a sport long associated with speed, while also showing room for growth in other disciplines if preparation stays disciplined.
“We appreciate the President’s commitment and full support for long-term training camps and a multiyear budget policy,” Yenny said when contacted in Jakarta on Saturday, June 20.
Why multiyear funding matters for national sport climbing
For FPTI, the issue is not ceremonial praise. It is continuity. Athletes need training blocks that stretch across seasons, not programs that reset every budget cycle. Coaches need time to build progress step by step. Sports science teams need room to monitor performance, recovery, and mental readiness.
Without that certainty, the whole chain weakens. Training plans get compressed. Competition schedules shift. Young athletes who are being built for the next major target can lose rhythm before they peak. That is exactly the kind of break FPTI wants to avoid.
Yenny said international success only comes from sustained work. Shortcuts do not produce world champions. The state, in her view, has a direct role in making sure the system keeps moving even when one event ends and the next has not yet arrived.
“That is why the President’s strong support for long-term training camps is a very strategic decision. This is not only an investment for one or two competitions, but an investment in the future of Indonesian sports,” she said.
The practical effect of a multiyear scheme is simple. It gives the federation room to plan athlete selection, structured physical development, technical drills, and exposure to international competition with less uncertainty. For a precision sport like climbing, that kind of certainty carries real weight.
It also affects the athletes themselves. When funding is stable, they can focus on training instead of wondering whether the program will survive until the next target. That may sound small. It is not. At the elite level, confidence and consistency often decide who finishes on top.
From speed power to a broader medal base
Indonesia has long been recognized as a force in speed climbing. The country has repeatedly stood on the top podium in that discipline, and that reputation helped build the sport’s profile at home. The Prague lead gold suggests the national program is becoming more complete.
FPTI sees the result as the product of a long technical process, from athlete selection to focused preparation and government support that gave the program certainty. Yenny said the achievement proves major results do not come from a one-off effort.
“The lead world gold we won in Prague proves that major achievements are not the result of a momentary effort. With focused, continuous development and full state support, Indonesia can create new history and keep raising the Merah Putih on the world stage,” she said.
That matters far beyond one medal. A stronger lead program expands Indonesia’s medal chances in future multi-event and single-event competitions. It also reduces the country’s dependence on one specialty. For a federation trying to build depth, that is a meaningful shift.
The broader impact is direct for readers too. A stable sports development system means better use of public funds, stronger medal prospects, and a higher chance that the next generation of climbers gets a proper pathway instead of a rushed one. In elite sport, that difference shows up years later, often on the podium.
Yenny said FPTI remains optimistic that continuity will produce more world-class results. She framed state support as a foundation, not an extra. And with one gold already secured in Prague, the next test is whether that momentum can survive long enough to become a pattern.
