IPT students who won medals at Myanmar SEA Games stand to receive cash incentives — Idris

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Nauraj Singh Randhawa

Pandelela Rinong

PUTRAJAYA: Students from Higher Learning Institutions (IPT) who represented the country at the 27th Myanmar SEA Games and won medals would receive cash incentives from the government.

Education Minister II Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said athletes from IPT had contributed about 50 percent of the 43 gold, 38 silver and 76 bronze medals won at the Myanmar SEA Games by winning 24 gold, 19 silver and 40 bronze medals.

“The bulk of the athletes are from IPT and the number keeps increasing every games. It is indeed a proud achievement,” he told reporters at the pre-launch of the Sukan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (SUKIPT) 2014, here yesterday.

He said the Malaysian athletes contingent was made up of 186 IPT students, including Muhammad Irfan Shamsuddin (men’s discus), Lim Chee Wei (karate), Nauraj Singh Randhawa (men’s high jump) and Pandelela Rinong (women’s diving).

Idris said gold medals winners would receive RM5,000 while the silver medal winner receives RM3,000 and a bronze medal was worth RM1,500.

After the gold medal feat in Myanmar, Muhammad Irfan, 18, would be competing in the Asian Track and Field championships and World Junior Athletics Championships in the United States next year. — Bernama