PM announces special reward for Rio medallists


Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak give his speech the Bunga Raya Complex, KLIA. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star.

SEPANG: The eight medal-winning athletes had a pleasant surprise when the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced an additional RM200,000 for each of them.

This is on top of the earlier reward under the national incentive scheme for winning an Olympic medal – RM100,000 for bronze,  RM300,000 for silver and RM1mil for gold.

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