KUALA LUMPUR: The government has allocated RM50mil for the Road to Rio programme aimed at preparing athletes to win the country’s first ever Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in announcing the allocation when tabling the 2013 Budget in Parliament yesterday, said the government had always given priority to the development of sports.
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