In 1946, the newly independent nation created its National Olympic Committee, Sports Association of the Republic of Indonesia (Persatuan Olahraga Republik Indonesia or PORI) and began organizing its national multi-sports event—National Sports Week—in 1948 in Surakarta. The nation unsuccessfully attempted to join the 1948 Summer Olympics in London amid the Indonesian War of Independence (1945–1949).
In 1946, the newly independent Republic of Indonesia established its National Olympic Committee and began organizing a national multi-sports event—National Sports Week—in Surakarta. The nation attempted to participate in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London during the Indonesian War of Independence (1945–1949), but their efforts were unsuccessful.