KUALA LUMPUR – National diving queen Datuk Pandelela Rinong has suggested that states should match the Malaysian Games (Sukma) in terms of incentives for athletes in national-level competitions.
On Twitter, she called on state sports councils to offer the same amount of prize money given to Sukma winners to athletes forced to sit out the upcoming national games due to the cancellation of their events.
Maybe lah just maybe, the states can also offer the same Sukma-level rewards such as medal prize money and monthly allowance that comes with it for their athletes in the national-level games. That would be fair for all the canceled events. https://t.co/A9PdtC6p6x
— Pandelela Rinong (@Pandelela_R) August 20, 2022
“Maybe the states can also offer the same Sukma-level rewards, such as the medal prize money and monthly allowance, to their athletes in the national-level games,” she said in response to an article by The Vibes.
Perak Athletics Association president Datuk Karim Ibrahim earlier told The Vibes that athletes forced to miss the Sukma would also lose out on their respective states sports council’s incentives, which are awarded to gold medallists.
Sukma, which is scheduled from September 29 to October 8, has seen several events cancelled by the Sukma Supreme Council due to lack of participation from states. – The Vibes, August 20, 2022.
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