JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto received a report from the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Erick Thohir that all athletes who won medals in the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand had received bonuses through a direct transfer method to each athlete's account.
"To ensure transparency, Mr. President, we from the Ministry of Youth and Sports immediately transferred all bonuses to each athlete and coach, directly through the BRI bank," said Minister of Youth and Sports Erick Thohir to President Prabowo during the welcoming ceremony for athletes at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, January 8, reported by ANTARA.
Erick explained that the total bonus that had been distributed to the athletes and coaches amounted to Rp. 465.25 billion.
"This is an extraordinary figure, thank you Mr. for your attention," said Erick to the President.
Erick then mentioned that the gold medal winners for the singles category, each received a bonus of Rp1 billion, the largest figure ever received by athletes throughout history. Then, the silver medal winners received a bonus of Rp315 million, and bronze Rp157 million.
"Later there will also be a calculation for the team, Mr. Including coaches will also receive bonuses," said Erick.
Menpora Erick then conveyed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports had also held a financial literacy workshop for more than 400 coaches and athletes. The workshop lasted for 1.5 hours.
"This is in accordance with the direction of the President, the bonus that you give, the state that you give, you always advise us that this is a trust for their future, their future, which they must take care of. Of course, thank you, Mr. President," said Erick Thohir.
After delivering his report to the President, the event continued with the screening of a video of the achievements of the athletes, especially the gold medal winners at the 2025 SEA Games. In the video, there was also a display of records that were broken by the Garuda Contingent.
The next event, a number of athlete representatives received bonuses, symbolically, from President Prabowo. The first athlete to receive the bonus was Martina Ayu Pratiwi, the individual gold medalist for the Triathlon sport.
President Prabowo, before giving a plaque as a symbol of appreciation, had the opportunity to see and hold a number of medals that were given by Martina. The President also had a brief conversation with Martina. The President then continued to give awards and greeted other gold medal winners.
The Indonesian contingent managed to take second place in the 2025 SEA Games just below Thailand as the host. The Garuda team managed to collect 91 gold medals, 112 silver, and 130 bronze.
Indonesia's achievement at the event was also a historic milestone, considering that for the first time since 1995, Indonesia ranked second at the SEA Games.
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