KUALA LUMPUR: National athletes who win medals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris from July 26 to Aug 11 will be rewarded with a foreign-made car, said Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.
She said the Road To Gold (RTG) Committee had received an offer from a car company which wants to reward athletes who make the podium at the games.
Yeoh hoped that local companies including government-linked companies (GLC) would step forward to offer similar incentives to athletes who bring glory to the country in Paris.
"We also want to give a chance to local brands (to reward Olympics medallists) because now only a foreign brand has made the offer.
"Any local companies interested in extending the offer can contact RTG coordinator Datuk Stuart Ramalingam," she told a press conference after the RTG Committee meeting here today.
Under the Sports Victory Prize Scheme (SHAKAM), a gold at the Olympics and Paralympics is worth RM1 million, a silver RM300,000 and a bronze RM100,000. – BERNAMA