Indonesian Athlete Bonuses For 2023 SEA Games Medal Winners In Cambodia, Government Disburses Large Funds

Indonesian athlete who won the SEA Games medal (Photo from Antara)

YOGYAKARTA - The Southeast Asian level sports competition (SEA Games) is currently taking place from 5-17 May 2023. To date, there have been as many as 70 Indonesian athletes who won medals. When returning to their homeland, the athletes will later receive prizes from the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora). Many have asked how many bonuses for athletes who won the SEA Games medal?

Kemenpora memastikan akan memberikan bonus besar kepada para atlet pemenang medali di SEA Games 2023 yang digelar di Cambodia mulai 5-17 Mei. Dito Ariotedjo, Menpora, menyampaikan bahwa secara keseluruhan bonus SEA Games kali ini masih sama dengan bonus edisi sebelumnya di SEA Games Vietnam 2021.

"As far as I know, the rules (of the SEA Games bonus) have not changed from the last one," said Menpora Dito.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports said the amount of bonus given depends on the government's decision, adjusting the calculation of the Ministry of Finance. How much is the bonus for Indonesian athletes who won the SEA Games medal this year?

The Indonesian government disbursed a total of IDR 130.5 billion for athletes who won the SEA Games medal. This nominal is the same as what the government disbursed for bonus athletes at the SEA Games event in Vietnam previously.

The highest bonus that will be handed over by the government is IDR 500 million for athletes who won gold medals in the single sector. In addition to bonuses with this value, other details are:

At this year's SEA Games, Indonesia sent 599 athletes from 31 sports to compete. The athletes flew to Cambodia accompanied by 230 officials and 55 medical personnel to support the strength of the team.

Such is the review of the bonuses of Indonesian athletes who won the 2023 SEA Games medals. President Joko Widodo is targeting the achievement of 69 gold medals for the Indonesian contingent.

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