As a series of Regional Student Sports Week, the Youth and Sports Center and National Sports Committee of Indonesia of Yogyakarta Special Region (KONI DIY) held a Taekwondo Championship on March 16-17 at Bale Lantip, Digital Technology University of Indonesia.

Head of Data and IT Division of KONI DIY, Sri Rejeki explained that this championship is held every two years. The winners of the competition will be categorized based on their region of origin; the regency of Sleman, Gunung Kidul, Bantul, Kulon Progo, and Yogyakarta Municipality.

The opening of this championship was attended by Rudy Koeshardijanto (The General Chair of the Taekwondo Regional Management of Indonesia in Yogyakarta Special Region), Wesley HT (The General Secretary of Taekwondo Regional Management of Indonesia in Yogyakarta Special Region, and The Chairman of the Committee), Teguh Wijono Budi Prasetijo (The Chairman of Widya Bakti Education Foundation of Yogyakarta), and Totok Suprawoto (the Rector of the Digital Technology University of Indonesia). The chairman of Widya Bakti Education Foundation of Yogyakarta appreciated this championship as an effort to build the achievements of the younger generation and to produce Taekwondo athletes in Yogyakarta Special Region. In this event, the Chairman of Widya Bakti Education Foundation of Yogyakarta also gave the Rector's Cup of the Digital Technology University of Indonesia. The trophy is awarded to the athletes with the best performances for the male and female categories. The support from the Digital Technology University of Indonesia in various sport events is one of the commitments with KONI DIY. "Other collaborations are realized by providing scholarships for outstanding athletes to study at the Digital Technology University of Indonesia," he said.