Bung Karno Sports Complex

Gelanggang Olahraga Bung Karno
Themain stadium complex in 2023
Full name	Gelanggang Olahraga Bung Karno
Former names	Asian Games Complex (until 24 September 1962) Gelanggang Olahraga Senayan (1969 – 17 January 2001)
Location	Gelora,Central Jakarta,Indonesia
Coordinates	6°13′6.88″S106°48′9.04″E / 6.2185778°S 106.8025111°E /-6.2185778; 106.8025111
Main venue	Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium Capacity: 77,193[1]
Other sports facilities	Madya Stadium Aquatic Stadium Sports Palace Indonesia Arena Tennis Indoor Tennis Outdoor Baseball Stadium Softball Field Rugby Field Archery Field Squash Stadium
Public transit	Istora Mandiri Palmerah Senayan Bank Jakarta Gerbang Pemuda
Owner	Government of Indonesia[a]
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)
Website
gbk.id

TheBung Karno Sports Complex (Indonesian:Gelanggang Olahraga Bung Karno), better known asGelora Bung Karno; formerly named theAsian Games Complex (Indonesian:Kompleks Asian Games) and theSenayan Sports Complex (Indonesian:Kompleks Olahraga Senayan) from 1969 to 2001, is a sports complex located inGelora,Central Jakarta, bordering theSenayan,South Jakarta because of its large location. This sports complex consists ofa main stadium,secondary stadium, two main indoor gymnasiums known as theSports Palace (Istora) and theIndonesia Arena, football fields,aquatic stadium, tennis stadiums (indoor and outdoor), hockey, baseball and archery fields, and other gymnasiums.

Originally built with substantialSoviet assistance, this sports complex was a brain child ofSukarno, the firstPresident of Indonesia, in order to host the1962 Asian Games. It was built in 1960, and underwent major renovation for the2018 Asian Games andAsian Para Games.

After theAsian Games Federation declared Jakarta to host the1962 Asian Games in 1958, the minimum requirement that was yet to be met byJakarta was the availability of a multi-sport complex. In response to this, PresidentSukarno issued Presidential Decree No. 113/1959 dated 11 May 1959 about the establishment of the Asian Games Council of Indonesia (DAGI) led byMinister of SportsMaladi. Sukarno, as an architect and civil engineering graduate, proposed a location near M. H. Thamrin Boulevard andMenteng, namely the area ofKaret,Pejompongan, or Dukuh Atas.Friedrich Silaban, a renowned architect who accompanied Sukarno to review the location by helicopter, disagreed with the selection of Dukuh Atas because he argued the construction of a sports complex in the center of the future downtown area will potentially create massive traffic congestion. Sukarno agreed and instead assigned the Senayan area with an area of approximately 300 hectares.^[2]

The first pole erection was done symbolically by Sukarno andSoviet First Deputy PremierAnastas Mikoyan on 8 February 1960.^[3] Construction ofIstora was completed in May 1961. Thesecondary stadium, Swimming Stadium, and Tennis Stadium followed in December 1961. The main stadium was completed on 21 July 1962, a month before the games.^[4]

The sports complex hosts a main stadium with a capacity of 77,193 seats,^[1] athletic stadium, football fields, aquatic stadium, tennis stadiums (indoor and outdoor), hockey, baseball and archery fields, and several indoor gymnasiums.^[5] Built over 279 hectares of land, it is the largest sports complex in Indonesia.^[6] TheGelora Bung Karno Stadium is the main building within this sports complex. The abbreviationGelora also means "vigorous" (like the flame or ocean wave) inthe 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.

On 29 April 2025, the Indonesiansovereign wealth fund agency,Danantara, planned to take over the management of the GBK complex from the current manager,Ministry of State Secretariat. Danantara CEORosan Roeslani stated that the complex has a well prospect as "one of the largest state assets, but still limited in utilization andreturn on investment."^[7]

For the first time, the sports complex was hostfourth Asian Games in 1962. The main stadium hosted the2007 AFC Asian Cup. Other competitions held there were severalAFF Championship finals anddomestic cup finals. The Istora hosted numbers ofBWF World Championships,Sudirman Cup,Thomas Cup andUber Cupbadminton competitions. The tennis stadium hosted most of Indonesia's home matches at theDavis Cup andFed Cup.

The sports complex hosted multi-event sport such asPekan Olahraga Nasional (PON,National Sports Week) andSoutheast Asian Games (SEA Games). The complex hosted the PON seven times between 1973 and 1996. The complex hosted the SEA Games in1979,1987,1997 and2011; the latter was co-hosted withJakabaring Sport City complex inPalembang. It also hosted2018 Asian Games along withPalembang's complex and some other venues across Palembang, Banten, Greater Jakarta and West Java, while it served only with other venues across Greater Jakarta and West Java during thesubsequent Para Games.

The2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was held at a new 17,150 seater arena within the sports complex known asIndonesia Arena; Indonesia was the co-host along with Japan and the Philippines. In 2025, Indonesia Arena hosted the53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.

• Jakarta International Convention Center (completed 1974)
• Al Bina mosque (completed 2001)
• Jakarta Sultan Hotel (formerlyHilton Hotel Jakarta, completed 1971)
• Mulia Hotel (completed 1994)
• Krida Loka Park (completed 1987)
• GBK City Park (completed in 2019, stands on what was the Senayan Golf Course & Driving Range)

Initially, the sports complex covers a much larger area than it is today. During the 1980s to 1990s, several land plots were developed into non-sport facilities. The northern area was developed into government offices while the southern area was developed into hotels and shopping malls. The complex also hada radio-controlled car circuit northwest of the main stadium, which was scrapped during the 2017 renovation.

• DPR/MPR (Parliament) Building (completed 1968)
• TVRI Studios and National Headquarters Building (completed 1962)
• Ministry of Youth and Sports Building (completed 1983)
• National Forestry Museum (Manggala Wanabakti, formerly Ministry of Forestry office, completed 1983)
• Senayan Park (completed 2020, stands on the former site of Taman Ria Senayan)

The southern area was originally an athlete village for the 1962 Asian Games. The village was demolished in the 1970s. Several buildings now stood in their location.

• Century Park Hotel (completed 1990)
• Ratu Plaza (completed 1982)
• Plaza Senayan (completed 1996)
• Senayan Trade Center (completed 2006)
• Senayan City (completed 2006)
• fX Sudirman (completed 2008)
• Fairmont Jakarta Hotel (completed 2015)
• Multipurpose Building^[19] (completed 1987)

• Remote controlled-car racing circuit
• Asia Afrika Sports Hall
• Volleyball Arena that was used during the1962 Asian Games
• 18 tennis courts located southern of the tennis stadiums.
• Roller sports court
• Gymnastics Building
• Cemaratiga Softball Field
• Senayan Golf Range
• Street Dirt Senayan

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  Friedrich Silaban, architect of the stadium and entire Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex.
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  PresidentSukarno, the namesake of the stadium.
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  The main stadium during a Liga 1 match.

• Pour, Julius (2004),Dari Gelora Bung Karno ke Gelora Bung Karno (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Grasindo,ISBN 978-979-732-444-5.

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