Calm! Jokowi Announces Medal Winning Bonus At The Tokyo Olympics At The State Palace

Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Zainuddin Amali (Photo: Kemenpora.go.id)

JAKARTA - Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Zainudin Amali said President Jokowi would immediately announce the bonus amount for medal-winning athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

"The bonus will be officially announced by President Jokowi when he receives the athletes and the Tokyo Olympic contingent at the Palace. The amount will be announced there," Zainudin said in a virtual press conference quoted by Antara, Monday, August 9.

Previously, the government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports promised to give bonuses to Tokyo Olympic medalists. However, until now there has been no official statement from the government regarding the amount and time of handover.

Indonesia won five medals at the Tokyo Olympics with details of one gold, one silver and three bronze. News related to bonuses also broke out when athletes managed to achieve this achievement at the biggest sporting event in the world.

Windy Cantika Aisyah became the first medal contributor with a bronze score in the women's 49 kg weightlifting branch. Then, it was Eko Yuli Irawan's turn to win silver in the men's 61kg number, followed by Rahmat Erwin Abdullah's bronze in the men's 73kg class.

After that, two other medals came from badminton. The women's doubles Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu won the gold medal, while the men's singles Anthony Sinisuka Ginting won the bronze medal.

Not only the government, other parties also participated in giving appreciation to the medal winners, ranging from cash, houses, land, places of business, to cows and others.

At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, gold medalists received a bonus of IDR 5 billion each from the central government, while silver medalists received IDR 2 billion and bronze medals of IDR 1 billion.