Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex
Bung Karno Sports Arena (Indonesian: Kompleks Gelanggang Olahraga Bung Karno, known as Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex), formerly named Senayan Sports Arena (Indonesian: Gelanggang Olahraga Senayan) from 1969 to 2001 and Asian Games Complex (Indonesian: Kompleks Asian Games) on its early days, is a sports complex located in Gelora, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It is usually misperceived to be located at Senayan, South Jakarta, hence its former name. The sports complex hosts a main stadium, secondary stadium, the Sports Palace, football fields, aquatic stadium, tennis stadiums (indoor and outdoor), hockey, baseball and archery fields, and several indoor gymnasiums. The complex was built in 1960 for the 1962 Asian Games and recently underwent a major reconstruction for the 2018 Asian Games and Asian Para Games.
| Kompleks Gelanggang Olahraga Bung Karno | |
The main stadium and the secondary stadium on its left, 2005 | |
| Full name | Gelanggang Olahraga Bung Karno |
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| Former names | Asian Games Complex |
| Location | Gelora, Central Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 6°13′6.88″S 106°48′9.04″E |
| Main venue | Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium Capacity: 77,193 |
| Other sports facilities | Madya Stadium Aquatic Stadium Sports Palace Tennis Indoor Tennis Outdoor Baseball Stadium Softball Field Rugby Field Archery Field Squash Stadium Indonesia Arena |
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| Owner | Government of Indonesia |
| Operator | Pusat Pengelolaan Komplek Gelora Bung Karno (PPKGBK, Gelora Bung Karno Complex Management Center) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 8 February 1960 |
| Built | 1960–1962 |
| Opened | 1961–1962 |
| Renovated | 2016–2018 |
| Closed | 2016–2018 |
| Reopened | 2018 |
| Construction cost | $12,500,000 (1958) Rp3,5 trillion (renovation) |
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The sports complex hosts a main stadium with a capacity of 77,193 seats, athletic stadium, football fields, aquatic stadium, tennis stadiums (indoor and outdoor), hockey, baseball and archery fields, and several indoor gymnasiums. It is named after Sukarno, Indonesia's first president and the sitting president during its development and initial opening. Built over 279 hectares of land, it is the largest sports complex in Indonesia, as well as in Southeast Asia. The Gelora Bung Karno Stadium is the main building within this sports complex. The abbreviation Gelora also means "vigorous" (like the flame or ocean wave) in the Indonesian language. Other than hosting several sports facilities, the sports complex is also a popular place for people of Jakarta to do physical exercises; jogging, bicycling, aerobics, and calisthenics, especially during the weekend.