Indonesian Medalists to Receive Asian Games` Win Bonus Next Week
31 August 2018 10:06 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi said the government would distribute win bonus for Indonesian medallists at Asian Games next week. The disbursement was accelerated considering the achievement gained by Indonesian contingents has exceeded the target.
“We will quicken [the bonus distribution] as ordered by President Joko Widodo,” said Imam in a statement at Jakarta, Thursday, August 30.
Besides the athletes, the prize would also be granted to the coaches and assistant coaches after the closing ceremony of the games on September 2. “The bonus usually takes two to three months to be handed out, as in SEA Games,” he said.
By August 30, Indonesia has bagged 30 gold medals, 23 silvers, and 37 bronzes contributed by dozens of athletes. The country is currently ranked fourth in the acquisition standing, under China, Japan, and South Korea.
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The minister pledged the bonus would be transferred to each athlete’s saving account with a nominal as promised earlier. “Without tax deduction,” he underlined.
Here are the win bonus details for 2018 Asian Games medalists:
Gold medalist: single Rp1,5 billion, pair Rp1 billion per athlete, team Rp750 million per athlete.
Silver medalist: single Rp500 million, pair Rp400 million per athlete, team Rp300 million per athlete.
Bronze medalist: Rp250 million, pair Rp200 million per athlete, team Rp300 million per athlete.
The bonus for trainers and assistant trainers:
Trainer of gold medalist individual/pair will receive Rp450 million, Rp150 million for trainer of the silver medalist, and Rp75 million for trainer of bronze medalist.
Trainer for team winner: Rp600 million for gold, Rp200 million for silver, and Rp100 million for bronze.
Trainer assistant of the single/pair: Rp300 million for gold, Rp100 million for silver, and Rp50 million for bronze.
Trainer assistant of the team: Rp375 million for gold, Rp125 million for silver, and Rp62.5 million for bronze.
Aside from those, the coaches and assistant coaches would get additional bonuses should the Asian Games athletes earned a second medal, third and so on. The trainer could claim Rp225 million for gold medals, Rp75 million (silver), or Rp37.5 million (bronze), while the assistant trainer Rp150 million for gold, Rp50 million for silver, and Rp25 million for bronze.
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