2004 Pekan Olahraga Nasional

Pekan Olahraga Nasional

The Pekan Olahraga Nasional is a multi-sport event held every four years in Indonesia...

or the Pekan Olahraga Nasional XVI were a major multi-sport event in Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 which took place in South Sumatra

South Sumatra

South Sumatra is a province of Indonesia.-Geography:It is on the island of Sumatra, and borders the provinces of Lampung to the south, Bengkulu to the west, and Jambi to the north...

, from September 2 to September 14 2004. A total of 607 events in 41 sports were competed among more than 5,500 athletes from 30 provinces, with the newly-created province of Riau Islands only as observer and did not send any athletes. The games also staged 8 paralympic sports

Paralympic sports

The Paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games. As of 2010, the Summer Paralympics include 20 sports and disciplines and about 420 events, and the Winter Paralympics include 5 sports and disciplines and about 64 events...

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Jakarta

Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

topped the medal table for the tenth time in the history of the games.