It was founded in 1946 to unite the various satellite sports associations that was created within the regions of Indonesia.

KONI is responsible on sport development as well as organising sporting events within Indonesian national boundary on national level.

It organizes the Pekan Olahraga Nasional (PON), multi-sport event held every four years where Indonesian athletes compete.

[citation needed] In 2005, KOI (Komite Olimpiade Indonesia or Indonesian Olympic Committee) was formed as a separate entity from KONI.

3 of 2005 on National Sport System, and further enforced with Government Regulation No.