Indonesian Sports

The most popular sports in Indonesia are badminton and football; Indonesian Super League is the main league football clubs in Indonesia. Traditional sports include sepak takraw and cow races in Madura. In areas with a history of tribal warfare, battle contests are held, such as, caci in Flores, and Pasola in Sumba. Pencak Silat is a unique martial art originating from Indonesia. This martial art is sometimes displayed at events that are usually followed by performances of traditional Indonesian music such as gamelan and other traditional musical arts according to region of origin. Sports in Indonesia are generally male-oriented and spectator sports are often associated with illegal gambling in Indonesia.

In multi-branch competition, achievement Indonesian athletes are not too impressive. In the Olympics, Indonesia achieved the best performance at the Olympics in 1992, where Indonesia was ranked 24 by winning 2 gold 2 silver and 1 bronze. In the era of 1960 to 2000, the Indonesian badminton rule. Indonesian athletes son like Rudi Hartono, Liem Swie King, Icuk Sugiarto, Alan Budikusuma, Ricky Subagja, and Rexy Mainaky dominate the world championships. Rudi Hartono is regarded as the world badminton maestro, a former All England champion ever in history. Besides badminton, boxing Indonesian athletes are also able to win the world title, as Elyas Pical, Nico Thomas, and Chris John.