Gauri Rumbiak, a young pencak silat athlete from Timika, Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province, carried more than her dreams when she stepped onto the competition mat at the 2026 Presidential…
For many young footballers growing up in Papua, the chance to don the red and white jersey of Indonesia is a dream that often seems out of reach. But for…
As the morning sun rose above Mandala Stadium, Jayapura City, the sound of starting pistols echoed across the track. Young runners burst from the blocks, long-jump athletes prepped for their…
The atmosphere was electric even before the game started. In the city of Jayapura, walls were painted with World Cup murals. In Nabire football fans gathered on beaches with flags…
The line outside the Persipura merchandise outlet in Jayapura started forming before noon on May 26. Young supporters wearing old black and red jerseys stood beside fathers who had followed…
The silence around Stadion Lukas Enembe this week felt very different from the atmosphere on the night of May 8. Burn marks were still visible near several parking areas. Damaged…
On the morning of May 10, 2026, the atmosphere around Lukas Enembe Stadium felt very different from the chaos that unfolded there three nights earlier. Instead of smoke, shattered glass,…
At first, it looked like ordinary disappointment. Inside Lukas Enembe Stadium, supporters of Persipura Jayapura sat quietly as the final minutes disappeared. The team had spent months fighting for a…
On the afternoon of May 3, 2026, in Jayapura, a small group of supporters sat outside a roadside café, watching on a phone screen about the match between Persipura Jayapura…
In Papua, football often begins without structure. It is played on open ground, in villages, in city corners, wherever space allows. There are no formal systems at the start, only…