PON XX Papua was officially opened by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo on Saturday, October 02, 2021. PON XX Papua was attended by 6,442 athletes and accompanied by 3,000 coaches. Meanwhile, the main venue for the PON is at the Lukas Enembe Senanti Timur Stadium, Jayapura Regency, which has a capacity of 40,000 spectators.
The following are the provisional results of the XX Papua Pon medals:
| No | Province | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DKI Jakarta | 28 | 20 | 21 | 69 |
| 2 | Papua | 21 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
| 3 | Jawa Barat | 18 | 18 | 26 | 62 |
| 4 | Jawa Timur | 11 | 16 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Bali | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | Riau | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Sumatera Utara | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Jawa Tengah | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 |
| 9 | Sulawesi Tenggara | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
