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Indonesia race against time with pride on the line

On a dusty construction site in central Jakarta, amid sacks of cement and bulldozers, hundreds of high-vis clad workers toil away to bring Indonesia's Asian Games dream to life.

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On a dusty construction site in central Jakarta, amid sacks of cement and bulldozers, hundreds of high-vis clad workers toil away to bring Indonesia's Asian Games dream to life.

Exactly one year out from the opening ceremony of the world's largest multi-sport event after the Olympics, the city's Gelora Bung Karno sports complex, which was built more than half a century ago, is undergoing a drastic renovation.

Jakarta and Palembang, on the island of Sumatra, will host around 10,000 thousand athletes from 45 countries competing in 39 sports from August 18 to September 2, 2018.

As the Asiad's top venue -- hosting football, basketball, tennis, volleyball, and archery -- the 55-year-old Gelora Bung Karno will be under intense scrutiny.

But despite the fast-approaching deadline, the man responsible for upgrading the complex's main stadium, Wikrama Wardana, recently told

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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