Weightlifting association gets biggest incentive
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Weightlifting Association received the biggest pay out at the Sabah Athletes Incentives Scheme Presentation Ceremony that was held at the Youth and Sports Ministry’s office in Wisma Muis here, yesterday.
A total of RM194,010 worth of incentives were presented to state athletes and associations for their achievements at national and international championships in 2016 and 2017.
From that total, SWA received RM43,500, of which RM17,000 was for achievements in four major tournaments in 2016 and another RM26,500 for three championships in 2017.
Sabah Aquatics Association received the second largest pay out of RM34,000, which included RM26,900 for 2017 and RM7,100 for 2016, while Sabah Archery Association received RM29,400 worth of incentives for their achievements in 2016.
Associations representing squash and muaythai completed the top five recipients where each received RM24,650 and RM19,750 respectively.
Association for other sports also received incentives. They were karate (RM6,900), cycling (RM6,600), athletics (RM5,500), taekwondo (RM5,200), badminton (RM5,000), sailing (RM3,200), bodybuilding (RM2,900), tenpin bowling (RM2,300), hockey (RM850), athletics masters (RM750), silat (RM600), chess (RM500), boxing (RM300), lawn bowls (RM210) and motorsports (RM200).
Meanwhile, in his speech during the ceremony, Datuk Frankie Poon Ming Fung lauded the Sabah Weightlifting Association for setting the mark for other associations to follow.
The Youth and Sports Minister-cum-Tanjung Papat Assemblyman also congratulated all the associations and their athletes for their respective achievements.
He urged all of them to continue to strive for sporting excellence to better themselves and to lift the state’s name.
Also present was permanent secretary Datuk Awang Damit Anak, Sabah Sports Board chairman Dr Tan Kah Hock, Sabah Sports Council director Terrance Edward Pudin as well as presidents and representatives of the various sports associations.