PUTRAJAYA: An Olympic gold medallist will earn RM3,000 a month for life from the Government. This is in addition to the lump sum of RM160,000 under the National Sports Council’s (NSC) current reward scheme.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, announced after chairing the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Sports Development at his office here yesterday that the supplementary allowance would take effect immediately after an athlete has won a medal.
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