'Show me the money': Countries dangle huge rewards including top jobs for Asian Games glory

Asian Games - Hangzhou 2022 - Karate - Linping Sports Centre Gymnasium KTE, Hangzhou, China - October 5, 2023 Gold medallist Japan's Kazumasa Moto poses with silver medallist Macau's Kuok Kin Hang and bronze medallists South Korea's Park Heejun And Kuwait's Sayed Salman Al Mosawi REUTERS/Ann Wang

HANGZHOU, China (AFP): Countries desperate for Asian Games success are dangling houses, money, cars and even top government jobs as incentives to athletes to bring home medals from Hangzhou.

Competitors at the Games, which end on Sunday, publicly say they are more interested in glory than financial gain.