<p>National Sports Week 2024 (usually abbreviated as PON XXI/PON ACEH-SUMUT 2024) is the 21st implementation of the National Sports Week (PON) which is a major national multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 8 to 20 September 2024 with Aceh and North Sumatra as host. This edition marks the first time PON has been held by two provinces at once, also marks the second time it has been held in North Sumatra (previously in 1953), and the first time it has been held in Aceh. This is the fourth time PON has been held in Sumatra (previously Medan 1953, Palembang 2004, Pekanbaru 2012) and the first time since 2012. The youngest provinces, Southwest Papua, Mountain Papua, Central Papua and South Papua will make their debut at the XXI PON event.</p>
<p>PON 2024 also commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Aceh and North Sumatra tsunami disaster, which occurred on December 26 2004. [citation needed] PON 2024 will be broadcast by Trans TV and Trans7.</p>