JAKARTA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has complied with all structural requirements for the upcoming Asian Games later this year, a minister disclosed here on Monday.
Indonesian Public Works minister Basuki Hadimulyono said that the venues are ready to be opened by President Joko Widodo on August 1.
"The preparation of [the] infrastructure for the Asian Games is 100 percent-ready. I will tell President Widodo that on August 1 they can officially be installed," he said.
The latest data from Olympic Council of Asia outlines that a total of 11,300 athletes from 45 National Olympic Committees will be competing at the event.
Indonesia will dispatch a massive security force of around 200,000 police and military personnel. 26 heads of states will attend the event.
The event will run from August 18 to September 2 in Jakarta and in Palembang.