Indonesia and the Asian Games: Sport, nationalism and the 'new order'

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Rusli Lutan

2005 Sport in Society Vol. 8 Issue 3 Article Cited by 19 SDG 16 Quartile

Abstract

Indonesia's achievement and engagement as the host of the fourth Asian Games in Jakarta was not only a big leap towards adopting the knowledge and skills of modern sport management and reaching international athletic standards, but also a triumph of nationalism. Through the games the Indonesian people established their national identity and rebuilt their self-esteem. Let by President Soekarno, the games were used as a symbol to break Western hegemony and to establish a 'new order in the world.

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Indonesia University of Education, Indonesia

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