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Ivan Gunawan Brings Madurese Motifs to Indonesia’s Asian Para Games Parade Uniforms

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Indonesian designer Ivan Gunawan will create the delegation uniforms for the 2026 Asian Para Games opening ceremony in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
  • His design, titled “Sekar Jagad Vijaya,” revives a Madurese batik motif and uses “vijaya,” meaning victory, as its theme.
  • Gunawan visited the athletes’ training center in Surakarta and said he hoped the design would encourage them to win medals.

Ivan Gunawan will dress Indonesia’s delegation for the opening of the 2026 Asian Para Games with a design rooted in Madurese batik.

I am bringing back the Madurese sekar jagad batik motif and adding vijaya. The motif relates closely to the friends who will compete in Japan.

— Ivan GunawanHe explained the inspiration and meaning behind the delegation uniform.

The outfit, titled “Sekar Jagad Vijaya,” revives the Madurese sekar jagad motif and adds the word “vijaya,” which means victory. Gunawan said the theme relates closely to the athletes competing in Japan and expressed hope that it would motivate them to win medals.

The designer traveled to Indonesia’s Asian Para Games training center in Surakarta, Central Java, to speak directly with the athletes. He said he admired the achievements of athletes with disabilities, who compete at world level despite their limitations, and wanted to offer encouragement and support.

Vijaya means and symbolizes victory.

— Ivan GunawanHe described the word used in the uniform’s title.

Gunawan said he felt proud to take part in the major disability-sports event and grateful that his design was selected from among other prominent designers. The Asian Para Games will run from Oct. 18 to Oct. 24, with athletes from 45 countries competing for hundreds of gold medals across 18 sports.

I can only provide encouragement and support. For me, being an athlete in their condition is already extraordinary.

— Ivan GunawanHe spoke after visiting the Indonesian athletes at their training center.
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