MOMBASA, Kenya
Kenyan athletes that participated at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, received a major boost on Monday, after the government announced a cash bonus for their efforts.
Kenyan President Uhuru
Kenyatta announced that all athletes would receive a uniform token of
Ksh200,000 ($1,900) for their efforts.
Gold medalists at the
games were however awarded Ksh1 million ($9,000), silver medalists Ksh750,000
($6,800) while bronze medalists were awarded Ksh500,000 ($4,600).
President Kenyatta
received a contingent of the athletes on Monday at State House Mombasa.
“We are here to
celebrate your victory which is Kenya’s victory. And we are here to
congratulate you, to say how proud we are of your performances as individuals
and as a team,” President Kenyatta said.
He added that the
government would continue partnering with all stakeholders in the sports sector
to ensure the country retains its talents by creating a conducive environment and
giving good incentives for their performance.
Kenyatta called on the
Ministry of Sports and all partners to layout a system of identifying and
developing sports talent from their formative ages so as to expand the
country’s pool of athletes.
“We want to continue to
ensure that we not only do our best to retain our athletes but also we are
constantly building up our sportsmen and women from an early age,” he said.
Kenya was the top
ranked African country at the delayed Summer Games after garnering a total of
10 medals (4 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze).
No comments:
Post a Comment