
The 1983 World Cup took place 8–11 December 1983 at the Pondok Indah Golf and Country Club in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was the 30th World Cup event. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 32 teams. Each team consisted of two players from a country. The combined score of each team determined the team results. The United States team of Rex Caldwell and John Cook won by seven strokes over the Australia team of Terry Gale and Wayne Grady and Canada team of Dave Barr and Jerry Anderson The individual competition for The International Trophy, was won by Dave Barr three strokes ahead of Rex Caldwell.

The 1997 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 19th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Jakarta, Indonesia. This was the third time that Indonesia hosted the games. Jakarta also hosted the SEA Games in 1979 and 1987.

The 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the 13th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. It took place from 12–15 July at the Madya Stadium in Jakarta. It was the third occasion that the Indonesian capital had hosted the event, following the inaugural edition in 1986 and the fifth hosting in 1994. A total of 44 events were contested, which were divided equally between male and female athletes.

The 2011 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 26th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. It was Indonesia's fourth time to host the Southeast Asian Games, and its first since 1997. Previously, Indonesia also hosted in 1979 and 1987. The capital city of Jakarta hosted all three of the previous Games prior to this. Palembang became the third SEA Games non-capital host city, after Chiang Mai (1995) and Nakhon Ratchasima (2007), both in Thailand. Around 5,965 athletes from 11 participating nations participated at the games which featured 545 events in 44 sports. The biggest competitor, sports, and events in Southeast Asian Games history.

The 2015 BWF World Championships was held from 10 to 16 August 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The 2015 World Wushu Championships was the 13th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia from November 14 to November 18, 2015.

The 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta–Palembang 2018, was a continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang.

The 2018 Asian Para Games, officially known as the 3rd Asian Para Games and also known as Indonesia 2018, was a pan-Asian multi-sport event that held from 6 to 13 October 2018 in Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta. The event paralleled the 2018 Asian Games and was held for Asian athletes with disability.

Bhayangkara Solo Football Club, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surakarta, Indonesia. The club is linked to the Indonesian Police with many of its players serving as policemen. They currently compete in the Liga 1, the top-flight league in Indonesia. Bhayangkara won the 2017 Liga 1 competition.

Bhayangkara Solo Football Club, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surakarta, Indonesia. The club is linked to the Indonesian Police with many of its players serving as policemen. They currently compete in the Liga 1, the top-flight league in Indonesia. Bhayangkara won the 2017 Liga 1 competition.

The Jakarta Marathon is a marathon held annually in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia in Southeast Asia, since 2013. The marathon is organised by the tourism ministry of Government of Indonesia, and is recognised by Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) and International Athletic Association Federation (IAAF).

Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta, is a professional football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jakarta is the most successful football club in Indonesia with 11 top-flight Indonesian league titles and a huge fanbase. It has never been in a lower league since a nationwide competition started in 1930, fifteen years before Indonesia became an independent country. Persija is one of the founders of the Indonesian football association PSSI, along with six other clubs. Persija's rivalry with fellow PSSI founder Persib Bandung has gone on for decades, occasionally marred by violence.

Batavia Union FC is an Indonesian football club based in North Jakarta, Jakarta. The team plays in Liga Indonesia Premier Division (LPIS).

Persitara Jakarta Utara or just Persitara is an Indonesian football club based in North Jakarta. Currently, Persitara plays in the Liga 3 (Indonesia).

Sumantri Brojonegoro Stadium is a multi-use stadium in South Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium for PSJS South Jakarta. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people. On 24 May 2001, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their Where Dreams Come True Tour supporting their album Coast to Coast.